/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Press-Telegram (Long Beach)by Lauren Williams Mentioned: Carlsbad Desalination Plant
Here’s an idea: Let’s use the ocean to create an endless supply of pure water, no matter how much rain and snow falls (or doesn’t) on California. If it sounds like something out of the future, consider: As of today, seven ocean desalination plants are under consideration along the coasts from Dana Point through Monterey […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /KPBSby Maureen Cavanaugh Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
The San Diego County Water Authority and other water managers across California are calling for regulators to end emergency drought rules. “It’s clear here in San Diego County that we are not in a drought emergency. We have adequate supplies to meet demand this year and actually for the next three years if it’s dry,” […]
After another round of heavy rains soaked parts of California, Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency late Monday for several counties dealing with an estimated tens of million dollars in damage from flooding, erosion, and mud flows. The governor’s order cited the destruction to roads and highways from the so-called atmospheric river that […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Matt Hamilton, Frank Shyong, Adam Elmahrek and Howard Blume
The third in a series of powerful winter storms unleashed a deluge in Southern California on Sunday, flooding numerous roads and freeways, setting new rainfall records and stranding some in dangerously rising waters. Forecasters had predicted this storm would be the strongest and several years, and it didn’t disappoint. While earlier storms produced periods of heavy […]
Desalination Is No Longer A Pipe Dream In Southern California
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Press-Telegram (Long Beach)by Lauren Williams Mentioned: Carlsbad Desalination PlantHere’s an idea: Let’s use the ocean to create an endless supply of pure water, no matter how much rain and snow falls (or doesn’t) on California. If it sounds like something out of the future, consider: As of today, seven ocean desalination plants are under consideration along the coasts from Dana Point through Monterey […]
California Water Managers Want Emergency Drought Rules To End
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPBSby Maureen Cavanaugh Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe San Diego County Water Authority and other water managers across California are calling for regulators to end emergency drought rules. “It’s clear here in San Diego County that we are not in a drought emergency. We have adequate supplies to meet demand this year and actually for the next three years if it’s dry,” […]
Gov. Brown Declares State Of Emergency After Storms Cause Flooding, Erosion, Highway Damage
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Hailey Branson-Potts and Matt HamiltonAfter another round of heavy rains soaked parts of California, Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency late Monday for several counties dealing with an estimated tens of million dollars in damage from flooding, erosion, and mud flows. The governor’s order cited the destruction to roads and highways from the so-called atmospheric river that […]
Widespread Flooding, Mudslides, Evacuations As Biggest Storm In Years Batters California
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Matt Hamilton, Frank Shyong, Adam Elmahrek and Howard BlumeThe third in a series of powerful winter storms unleashed a deluge in Southern California on Sunday, flooding numerous roads and freeways, setting new rainfall records and stranding some in dangerously rising waters. Forecasters had predicted this storm would be the strongest and several years, and it didn’t disappoint. While earlier storms produced periods of heavy […]