The San Diego County Water Authority voted Thursday to officially declare the region’s drought over. Authority officials, who voted 25-0 with eight abstentions, said the heavy snowfall in the Sierra Nevada, local rain and wet weather along the Colorado River basin have combined to end the drought. “We are not in a shortage,” said the […]
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 […]
San Diego Water Officials Declare Drought Over
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPBSby Erik Anderson Quoted: Dana FriehaufThe San Diego County Water Authority voted Thursday to officially declare the region’s drought over. Authority officials, who voted 25-0 with eight abstentions, said the heavy snowfall in the Sierra Nevada, local rain and wet weather along the Colorado River basin have combined to end the drought. “We are not in a shortage,” said the […]
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 […]