A powerful series of storms is expected to hit San Diego County from Thursday until Tuesday, dropping 2’’ to 4’’ of precipitation along the coast in the rainiest period the region has experienced since late 2010. Valleys could get up to 5’’, and the slopes of some mountains could record 10’’, says the National Weather Service. Desert areas will […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /San Diego Readerby Dave Rice Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
As the world gradually shifts its energy focus to renewable sources such as solar and wind, utilities are faced with a demand for secondary sources — those that are available when the sun isn’t shining or the wind doesn’t blow. One option is so-called “peaker plants,” traditional power plants fired by natural gas that operate […]
Tory Walker and his wife have moved to Murrieta, which makes Walker ineligible to serve on the Rainbow Municipal Water District board. In October, Walker informed Rainbow board president Dennis Sanford of his resignation from the board effective Dec. 31, and the October notification allowed the Rainbow board to use part of its Dec. 6 […]
Torrents of meltwater coursed down the granite crevices below the moonscape of the Desolation Wilderness. Just miles from its source in the High Sierra, the South Fork of the American River was already roaring down toward the oaken foothills, bursting over the spillways of dams that humans had erected to control it. As it moved, it […]
San Diego Faces Up To 6 Straight Days Of Rain
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Gary RobbinsA powerful series of storms is expected to hit San Diego County from Thursday until Tuesday, dropping 2’’ to 4’’ of precipitation along the coast in the rainiest period the region has experienced since late 2010. Valleys could get up to 5’’, and the slopes of some mountains could record 10’’, says the National Weather Service. Desert areas will […]
San Vicente Reservoir Considers Hydroelectric Project Might Take Ten Years, But Demand For Clean Juice Won’t Wane
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /San Diego Readerby Dave Rice Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityAs the world gradually shifts its energy focus to renewable sources such as solar and wind, utilities are faced with a demand for secondary sources — those that are available when the sun isn’t shining or the wind doesn’t blow. One option is so-called “peaker plants,” traditional power plants fired by natural gas that operate […]
Rainbow MWD Taking Applications For Division 3 Seat
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Fallbrook and Bonsall Village News (Fallbrook, Calif.)Tory Walker and his wife have moved to Murrieta, which makes Walker ineligible to serve on the Rainbow Municipal Water District board. In October, Walker informed Rainbow board president Dennis Sanford of his resignation from the board effective Dec. 31, and the October notification allowed the Rainbow board to use part of its Dec. 6 […]
From drought To Deluge: How One California River Tells The Story Of A Waning Drought
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Joe MozingoTorrents of meltwater coursed down the granite crevices below the moonscape of the Desolation Wilderness. Just miles from its source in the High Sierra, the South Fork of the American River was already roaring down toward the oaken foothills, bursting over the spillways of dams that humans had erected to control it. As it moved, it […]