The San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors has declared an end to drought conditions in the region. According to the Water Authority, precipitation at San Diego’s official reporting station at Lindbergh Field is 172 percent of average at this time. Statewide snow-water content is 193 percent of average, while the snowpack in the […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Joshua Emerson Smith Quoted: Dana Friehauf
Water officials in San Diego County announced Thursday that the region’s drought has ended. The San Diego County Water Authority, the region’s water wholesaler, made the announcement in an ongoing effort to convince regulators in Sacramento to lift emergency drought regulations on urban water districts throughout the state. “I think it sends an important message to residents and […]
The San Diego County Water Authority’s board of directors today (January 26) declared that the drought is over. The board urged governor Jerry Brown and the State Water Resources Control Board to rescind statewide emergency water-use regulations for areas of the state no longer in drought conditions, such as San Diego. Heavy local rainfall, record-setting […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby Chris Jennewein Quoted: Dana Friehauf and Jim Madaffer
The San Diego County Water Authority approved a resolution Thursday declaring an end to the drought in San Diego County. The vote came after an unexpectedly rainy January that has already boosted the Sierra Nevada snowpack to springtime levels. The resolution also called upon Gov. Jerry Brown to declare an end the statewide drought emergency […]
Water Authority Declares End Of Drought In San Diego
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Fox5 San Diego Quoted: Mark Muir and Maureen StapletonThe San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors has declared an end to drought conditions in the region. According to the Water Authority, precipitation at San Diego’s official reporting station at Lindbergh Field is 172 percent of average at this time. Statewide snow-water content is 193 percent of average, while the snowpack in the […]
San Diego Water Officials Declare Drought Over, Plead With State Regulators To Lift Regulations
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Joshua Emerson Smith Quoted: Dana FriehaufWater officials in San Diego County announced Thursday that the region’s drought has ended. The San Diego County Water Authority, the region’s water wholesaler, made the announcement in an ongoing effort to convince regulators in Sacramento to lift emergency drought regulations on urban water districts throughout the state. “I think it sends an important message to residents and […]
Drought Is Over (Says Local Water Authority)
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /San Diego Readerby Don Bauder Quoted: Mark MuirThe San Diego County Water Authority’s board of directors today (January 26) declared that the drought is over. The board urged governor Jerry Brown and the State Water Resources Control Board to rescind statewide emergency water-use regulations for areas of the state no longer in drought conditions, such as San Diego. Heavy local rainfall, record-setting […]
Water Authority Declares Years-Long Drought is Over in San Diego
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby Chris Jennewein Quoted: Dana Friehauf and Jim MadafferThe San Diego County Water Authority approved a resolution Thursday declaring an end to the drought in San Diego County. The vote came after an unexpectedly rainy January that has already boosted the Sierra Nevada snowpack to springtime levels. The resolution also called upon Gov. Jerry Brown to declare an end the statewide drought emergency […]