Over the past year, eleven billion gallons of water have been wasted/released from the Hodges Reservoir. The City of San Diego said it is under a state order to keep the water level low in the lake. Water districts said the city is to blame because the San Diego Public Utilities Department failed to maintain the […]
A bill that would have made it harder for two water districts to break up with the San Diego County Water Authority lost a bit of steam late last week. What happened: The state Senate Appropriations Committee passed AB 399 to the Senate floor for debate but got rid of a clause that would have allowed […]
Clouds of thick white dust billowed through Death Valley National Park this week as crews maneuvered bulldozers and Big Cats to clear the remnants of a rare and record-breaking tropical storm. On Aug. 20, Tropical Storm Hilary tore through the park near the border of Nevada, dropping more than a year’s worth of rain — 2.2 inches — […]
For years, environmentalists have argued that the Colorado River should be allowed to flow freely across the Utah-Arizona border, saying that letting water pass around Glen Canyon Dam — and draining the giant Lake Powell reservoir — would improve the shrinking river’s health. Now, as climate change increases the strains on the river, this controversial proposal is […]
11 Billion Gallons of Water Released from Hodges Reservoir
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /CBS8by David Gotfredson, Dorian Hargrove Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityOver the past year, eleven billion gallons of water have been wasted/released from the Hodges Reservoir. The City of San Diego said it is under a state order to keep the water level low in the lake. Water districts said the city is to blame because the San Diego Public Utilities Department failed to maintain the […]
State Bill is Just a Little Too Late
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diego Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityA bill that would have made it harder for two water districts to break up with the San Diego County Water Authority lost a bit of steam late last week. What happened: The state Senate Appropriations Committee passed AB 399 to the Senate floor for debate but got rid of a clause that would have allowed […]
Hilary ‘Reshaped the Landscape’ of Death Valley; Storm Damage Closes Park, Maybe for Months
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles Timesby Hayley SmithClouds of thick white dust billowed through Death Valley National Park this week as crews maneuvered bulldozers and Big Cats to clear the remnants of a rare and record-breaking tropical storm. On Aug. 20, Tropical Storm Hilary tore through the park near the border of Nevada, dropping more than a year’s worth of rain — 2.2 inches — […]
As Colorado River Shrinks, California Farmers Urge ‘One-Dam Solution’
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesFor years, environmentalists have argued that the Colorado River should be allowed to flow freely across the Utah-Arizona border, saying that letting water pass around Glen Canyon Dam — and draining the giant Lake Powell reservoir — would improve the shrinking river’s health. Now, as climate change increases the strains on the river, this controversial proposal is […]