A plan to build two huge tunnels to shunt fresh water around the Sacramento Delta is supposed to be funded entirely by the people who receive the water. But taxpayers may end up paying a substantial amount of the tab. That’s according to documents obtained by the Stockton-based environmental group Restore the Delta that discuss the […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /San Diego Business Journalby Meena Westford Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Although we have made impressive investments to develop local water supplies, most of San Diego’s water continues to come from far away. In fact, more than 80 percent of our county’s water supply is imported from Northern California and the Colorado River. And this heavy reliance on imported water is expected to continue for decades […]
The forests of San Diego County that have shaded 500 generations of local people and provided pine needle bedding, oak woodland and spiritual renewal could disappear. Overly intense fires in quick succession, along with drought, borer insects and climate extremes are laying waste to trees and creating a hostile environment for regrowth. Beloved local places […]
The Sweetwater Dam in Bonita is unsafe and people living downstream are in jeopardy. That’s according to the Director of California’s Division of Safety of Dams who flew down to San Diego Wednesday from Sacramento to address the Sweetwater Authority Board of Directors, which recently voted to not fund repairs to the dam. “The problem […]
$16 Billion Delta Tunnels May Hit Taxpayers
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KCET (Burbank)by Chris ClarkeA plan to build two huge tunnels to shunt fresh water around the Sacramento Delta is supposed to be funded entirely by the people who receive the water. But taxpayers may end up paying a substantial amount of the tab. That’s according to documents obtained by the Stockton-based environmental group Restore the Delta that discuss the […]
OPINION: Why San Diegans Must Invest in Delta Solutions
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /San Diego Business Journalby Meena Westford Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityAlthough we have made impressive investments to develop local water supplies, most of San Diego’s water continues to come from far away. In fact, more than 80 percent of our county’s water supply is imported from Northern California and the Colorado River. And this heavy reliance on imported water is expected to continue for decades […]
San Diego’s Forests Face Possible Extinction
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPBSby Ingrid LobetThe forests of San Diego County that have shaded 500 generations of local people and provided pine needle bedding, oak woodland and spiritual renewal could disappear. Overly intense fires in quick succession, along with drought, borer insects and climate extremes are laying waste to trees and creating a hostile environment for regrowth. Beloved local places […]
State Official Says Bonita Dam is Unsafe, Nearby Residents in Jeopardy
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /10Newsby Joe Little Mentioned: Sweetwater AuthorityThe Sweetwater Dam in Bonita is unsafe and people living downstream are in jeopardy. That’s according to the Director of California’s Division of Safety of Dams who flew down to San Diego Wednesday from Sacramento to address the Sweetwater Authority Board of Directors, which recently voted to not fund repairs to the dam. “The problem […]