/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby Chris Jennewein Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority
Odds favor below-normal rainfall and above-average temperatures in Southern California this winter, according to a National Weather Service forecast released Monday.The overall average of 25 computer models indicate there is a 55 to 60 percent chance of neutral conditions this winter, meaning neither El Nino nor La Nina conditions, said Eric Boldt, an Oxnard-based meteorologist […]
Encinitas City Council member Mark Muir, who has represented the San Dieguito Water District on the San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors since 2013, has been elected as the new board chair of the county organization. Muir follows two years of Mark Weston (Poway) leading the board of the Water Authority, which sustains […]
As the 2016 water year comes to a close, San Diego County Water Authority officials said that the region’s projected water supplies will be sufficient to meet demand in 2017 and beyond, but continued water-use efficiency remains essential to help the region manage those supplies amid an uncertain outlook for rain and snow this winter.
There was a blue heron a few yards away from the Big Bear Marina. Mallards played in the water near the marina’s office. “This is pretty sad looking,” said Scott Ruppel, 60, as he sat in front of the marina office on a recent weekday morning. A frequent lake visitor, Ruppel, a Barstow resident, talked […]
Weather Service Predicts Dryer, Warmer Winter in Southern California
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby Chris Jennewein Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityOdds favor below-normal rainfall and above-average temperatures in Southern California this winter, according to a National Weather Service forecast released Monday.The overall average of 25 computer models indicate there is a 55 to 60 percent chance of neutral conditions this winter, meaning neither El Nino nor La Nina conditions, said Eric Boldt, an Oxnard-based meteorologist […]
Muir to Lead San Diego Water Authority
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Del Mar Times Quoted: Mark MuirEncinitas City Council member Mark Muir, who has represented the San Dieguito Water District on the San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors since 2013, has been elected as the new board chair of the county organization. Muir follows two years of Mark Weston (Poway) leading the board of the Water Authority, which sustains […]
San Diego County Water: Supply is Sufficient to Meet Demand Well Past 2017
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /WaterWorld Magazine (Tulsa, Okla.) Quoted: Mark MuirAs the 2016 water year comes to a close, San Diego County Water Authority officials said that the region’s projected water supplies will be sufficient to meet demand in 2017 and beyond, but continued water-use efficiency remains essential to help the region manage those supplies amid an uncertain outlook for rain and snow this winter.
Why Lakes In The San Bernardino Mountains Are Shrinking
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Sun (San Bernardino)by Jim SteinbergThere was a blue heron a few yards away from the Big Bear Marina. Mallards played in the water near the marina’s office. “This is pretty sad looking,” said Scott Ruppel, 60, as he sat in front of the marina office on a recent weekday morning. A frequent lake visitor, Ruppel, a Barstow resident, talked […]