The recently expanded San Vicente Reservoir could become a backup source of electric power under a plan being considered by the San Diego County Water Authority and the City of San Diego. The agency and city, which owns the reservoir, are studying a 500-megawatt pumped-storage project — big enough to power a quarter million homes […]
On Tuesday, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California approved funding intended to offset the cost of a project for the Santa Margarita Water District. The funding comes from the district’s Local Resources Program. The project approved for funding Tuesday will receive up to $475 per acre-foot of recycled water produced, which can help bring […]
Statewide water conservation has continued its trend of lagging behind last year’s efforts as numbers released by the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) today revealed that California urban water users saved 18.8 percent of the water it used in November compared to the baseline year of 2013, a figure that has been outpaced by […]
An other blizzard swept Mammoth Mountain on Wednesday, the precursor to a string of storms expected to bring up to 20 feet of fresh snow in the next 10 days, the resort says. Since Tuesday, 26 to 48 inches of fresh snow had fallen, with the deepest totals at the summit. Plows were working furiously to […]
Electricity Generation Considered For Expanded San Vicente Reservoir
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby Chris Jennewein Quoted: Mark MuirThe recently expanded San Vicente Reservoir could become a backup source of electric power under a plan being considered by the San Diego County Water Authority and the City of San Diego. The agency and city, which owns the reservoir, are studying a 500-megawatt pumped-storage project — big enough to power a quarter million homes […]
MET Board Approves Financial Support For Santa Margarita Water District Project
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /San Clemente Timesby Eric HeinzOn Tuesday, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California approved funding intended to offset the cost of a project for the Santa Margarita Water District. The funding comes from the district’s Local Resources Program. The project approved for funding Tuesday will receive up to $475 per acre-foot of recycled water produced, which can help bring […]
With Water Conservation Lagging, State Regulators Could Return To Mandates
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Long Beach Postby Jason RuizStatewide water conservation has continued its trend of lagging behind last year’s efforts as numbers released by the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) today revealed that California urban water users saved 18.8 percent of the water it used in November compared to the baseline year of 2013, a figure that has been outpaced by […]
Mammoth Mega-Storm Expected To Drop Up To 20 Feet; ‘God Help Us’
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Chris ErskineAn other blizzard swept Mammoth Mountain on Wednesday, the precursor to a string of storms expected to bring up to 20 feet of fresh snow in the next 10 days, the resort says. Since Tuesday, 26 to 48 inches of fresh snow had fallen, with the deepest totals at the summit. Plows were working furiously to […]