/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /NBC San Diegoby Dave Summers Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
With all the rain recently, San Diegans are wondering whether the severe drought in California is over and if they should continue to conserve. Another big question—will water bills decrease? San Diego County is primarily a water importer, so this year’s wet winter weather is helping our water supply. The snowpack from where the county […]
A new rainstorm moved into Southern California on Thursday, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a flood advisory for much of Los Angeles County through 9:15 a.m. Forecasters said southern and eastern Los Angeles County would be hardest hit by the storm. It’s the latest of a series of storms to dump rain on the […]
The state’s biggest reservoirs are swelling. The Sierra Nevada have seen as much snow, sleet, hail and rain as during the wettest years on record. Rainy Los Angeles feels more like London than Southern California. So is the great California drought finally calling it quits? Yes. Or at least maybe. If the storm systems keep coming, […]
After the recent defeat of Proposition 53, a Howard Jarvis backed initiative aimed squarely at Jerry Brown’s Delta Tunnel project (aka WaterFix), matters are moving forward with the project. The CEQA challenges are now finished, and the resulting a 100,000 page document (I kid you not) is on the Governor’s desk. As General Manager of […]
Wet Winter Weather Replenishes San Diego County’s Reservoirs
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /NBC San Diegoby Dave Summers Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityWith all the rain recently, San Diegans are wondering whether the severe drought in California is over and if they should continue to conserve. Another big question—will water bills decrease? San Diego County is primarily a water importer, so this year’s wet winter weather is helping our water supply. The snowpack from where the county […]
Storm Slams Into Southern California, Bringing Flood Risk, Snow, Mudslide Warning
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Sarah Parvini, Joseph Serna, Shelby GradA new rainstorm moved into Southern California on Thursday, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a flood advisory for much of Los Angeles County through 9:15 a.m. Forecasters said southern and eastern Los Angeles County would be hardest hit by the storm. It’s the latest of a series of storms to dump rain on the […]
Is The Great California Drought Finally Ending?
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Bettina BoxallThe state’s biggest reservoirs are swelling. The Sierra Nevada have seen as much snow, sleet, hail and rain as during the wettest years on record. Rainy Los Angeles feels more like London than Southern California. So is the great California drought finally calling it quits? Yes. Or at least maybe. If the storm systems keep coming, […]
Life Without Water Or … Why The Delta Tunnel Is So Critical To LA
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /City Watch (Los Angeles, Calif.)by Tony ButkaAfter the recent defeat of Proposition 53, a Howard Jarvis backed initiative aimed squarely at Jerry Brown’s Delta Tunnel project (aka WaterFix), matters are moving forward with the project. The CEQA challenges are now finished, and the resulting a 100,000 page document (I kid you not) is on the Governor’s desk. As General Manager of […]