Our homeowner association near Santa Clarita has a problem that most of the other associations around us don’t seem to share. Our association board appears to go out of its way not to approve drought-resistant landscaping or makes it difficult for owners to pick out plants. Several dozen of our 500 or so homeowners have […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The Coast News Group (Encinitas)by Steve Puterski Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Residents spoke and sent letters en masse but to no effect as water rate increases were approved by the City Council on Tuesday. Mayor Matt Hall, though, stressed the action was unavoidable and the average 4.85 percent rate increases were limited as the Carlsbad Municipal Water District dipped into its reserve fund to ease the […]
At Heavenly Ski Resort, thousands of feet up in the northern Sierra Nevada, the heavy snowfall around Lake Tahoe forced the lodge to close its small roller coaster due to poor visibility this week. In the days leading up to Thanksgiving, concerns over dry conditions were quickly dispatched when more than two feet of snow […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The Coast News Group (Encinitas)by Aaron Burgin Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
The Olivenhain Municipal Water District recently completed the installation of miles of recycled water pipelines in the Village Park community, and Flora Vista Elementary is the project’s first beneficiary. The project, which began last April, included the conversion of a million-gallon water storage tank near Via Cantebria from drinking water to recycled water and the […]
OPINION: The Drought Doesn’t Mean Your HOA Has To Look Like A Wasteland
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Donie VanitzianOur homeowner association near Santa Clarita has a problem that most of the other associations around us don’t seem to share. Our association board appears to go out of its way not to approve drought-resistant landscaping or makes it difficult for owners to pick out plants. Several dozen of our 500 or so homeowners have […]
Residents Upset As Carlsbad Hikes Water Rates
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Coast News Group (Encinitas)by Steve Puterski Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityResidents spoke and sent letters en masse but to no effect as water rate increases were approved by the City Council on Tuesday. Mayor Matt Hall, though, stressed the action was unavoidable and the average 4.85 percent rate increases were limited as the Carlsbad Municipal Water District dipped into its reserve fund to ease the […]
Fall Snow, Rains Have ‘Satisfied The Drought Debt’ In Northern Sierra Nevada, Climatologist Says
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Joseph SernaAt Heavenly Ski Resort, thousands of feet up in the northern Sierra Nevada, the heavy snowfall around Lake Tahoe forced the lodge to close its small roller coaster due to poor visibility this week. In the days leading up to Thanksgiving, concerns over dry conditions were quickly dispatched when more than two feet of snow […]
OMWD Completes Recycled Water Project
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Coast News Group (Encinitas)by Aaron Burgin Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe Olivenhain Municipal Water District recently completed the installation of miles of recycled water pipelines in the Village Park community, and Flora Vista Elementary is the project’s first beneficiary. The project, which began last April, included the conversion of a million-gallon water storage tank near Via Cantebria from drinking water to recycled water and the […]