/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Seaside Courier (Encinitas)by Thomas K. Arnold Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
The city of Carlsbad Nov. 1 celebrated the expansion of its water recycling plant, a project the city says will increase water reliability by enabling companies, schools, HOAs and other large water users to conserve limited drinking water supplies by utilizing recycled water for irrigation and other non-drinking uses. Recycled water is wastewater that has […]
A rainy October in Northern California has lifted about a quarter of the state out of drought conditions, the U.S. Drought Monitor reported Thursday. It’s the rosiest picture released by federal officials since the spring of 2013, when about 64% of the state was considered to be in “moderate drought” — or worse. The rains so […]
Governor Jerry Brown will be in San Diego making his voice heard over Proposition 53. He’s meeting with public safety and local leaders to oppose the initiative. Prop 53 requires a state-wide vote on bond projects costing more than $2 billion. The governor says Prop 53 erodes local control by forcing everyone in California to […]
State Department of Water Resources Director Mark Cowin’s commentary (“Unity needed for statewide water solutions,” Oct 29) grossly overstated our region’s reliance on the Bay-Delta. It is not our largest imported water source, accounting for only 4 percent of our region’s supply last year. Nor does the Bay-Delta provide more than half of our water […]
Carlsbad Celebrates Expansion Of Water Recycling Plant
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Seaside Courier (Encinitas)by Thomas K. Arnold Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe city of Carlsbad Nov. 1 celebrated the expansion of its water recycling plant, a project the city says will increase water reliability by enabling companies, schools, HOAs and other large water users to conserve limited drinking water supplies by utilizing recycled water for irrigation and other non-drinking uses. Recycled water is wastewater that has […]
Feds Say 25% Of California Is Drought-Free, But State Experts Are Still Cautious
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Matt StevensA rainy October in Northern California has lifted about a quarter of the state out of drought conditions, the U.S. Drought Monitor reported Thursday. It’s the rosiest picture released by federal officials since the spring of 2013, when about 64% of the state was considered to be in “moderate drought” — or worse. The rains so […]
Gov. Brown In San Diego: Vote No On Prop 53
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /CBS8Governor Jerry Brown will be in San Diego making his voice heard over Proposition 53. He’s meeting with public safety and local leaders to oppose the initiative. Prop 53 requires a state-wide vote on bond projects costing more than $2 billion. The governor says Prop 53 erodes local control by forcing everyone in California to […]
OPINION: County Dependence on Bay-Delta Overstated
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Maureen StapletonState Department of Water Resources Director Mark Cowin’s commentary (“Unity needed for statewide water solutions,” Oct 29) grossly overstated our region’s reliance on the Bay-Delta. It is not our largest imported water source, accounting for only 4 percent of our region’s supply last year. Nor does the Bay-Delta provide more than half of our water […]