/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diegoby Ry Rivard Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
San Diego’s top water quality official worries that a new desalination plant in Mexico could worsen the decades-long problem of sewage spilling across the border into the United States. The connection between that plant and sewage spills may not be obvious. But there are three connections: wastewater management, money and politics. For years, Mexican officials […]
Some climate models are suggesting that El Niño may return later this year, but for now, the Pacific Ocean lingers in a neutral “La Nada” state, according to climatologist Bill Patzert of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The latest map of sea level height data from the U.S./European Jason-3 satellite mission shows most of the ocean […]
What a difference one year and one wet winter makes. Last year, 100 percent of the imported water needed to run the North County economy came from the Colorado River. These days, not a drop is coming from the Colorado. Instead, all of the imported water coming out of your tap is from Northern California. […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /San Diego Readerby Matt Potter Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Locked in mortal combat with a group seeking to dismantle its longstanding San Diego power monopoly, giant Sempra Energy and its subsidiary San Diego Gas & Electric have been busy lining up the services of local lobbyists. One member of the utilities’ influence-peddling corral is Lani Lutar, onetime chief of the San Diego County Taxpayers […]
Top SD Water Official Wants Tijuana to Prioritize Sewer Water Over Desal Water
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diegoby Ry Rivard Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthoritySan Diego’s top water quality official worries that a new desalination plant in Mexico could worsen the decades-long problem of sewage spilling across the border into the United States. The connection between that plant and sewage spills may not be obvious. But there are three connections: wastewater management, money and politics. For years, Mexican officials […]
JPL Climatologist Announces That, for Now, El Nino is “La Nada”
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Pasadena NowSome climate models are suggesting that El Niño may return later this year, but for now, the Pacific Ocean lingers in a neutral “La Nada” state, according to climatologist Bill Patzert of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The latest map of sea level height data from the U.S./European Jason-3 satellite mission shows most of the ocean […]
OPINION: Sierra Water Returns To North County Taps
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Valley Road Runnerby Meena WestfordWhat a difference one year and one wet winter makes. Last year, 100 percent of the imported water needed to run the North County economy came from the Colorado River. These days, not a drop is coming from the Colorado. Instead, all of the imported water coming out of your tap is from Northern California. […]
Sempra’s Water Failure
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /San Diego Readerby Matt Potter Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityLocked in mortal combat with a group seeking to dismantle its longstanding San Diego power monopoly, giant Sempra Energy and its subsidiary San Diego Gas & Electric have been busy lining up the services of local lobbyists. One member of the utilities’ influence-peddling corral is Lani Lutar, onetime chief of the San Diego County Taxpayers […]