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 […]
Engineers will converge in Los Angeles from November 6-9, during the election, for the Cutting Edge 2016: Advances in Tunneling Technology conference. California, it seems, is a hotspot for industrial tunneling these days. International tunneling firms will wine-and-dine political leaders in hopes of landing extremely profitable contracts, like the proposed Delta tunnels, while Californians are […]
California’s urban water use jumped 8 percent in September compared with a year ago, the fourth-straight month that conservation totals have plunged after drought regulators loosened mandatory restrictions. September’s cumulative savings totaled 18.3 percent over 2013 levels, falling well below the state’s 23 percent average since regulators implemented mandatory drought laws in June 2015. The […]
Californians halted a three-month slide in water conservation in September, saving enough to hearten state regulators who previously had expressed alarm about possible drought fatigue. Residents and businesses cut their water consumption by 18.3% in September compared with the same month in 2013. The savings represented a slight uptick from the 17.5% reduction urban Californians managed in August. […]
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 […]
OPINION: Delta Tunnel Planners Should Learn From Seattle’s Expensive Goof
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KCET (Burbank)by Conner EvertsEngineers will converge in Los Angeles from November 6-9, during the election, for the Cutting Edge 2016: Advances in Tunneling Technology conference. California, it seems, is a hotspot for industrial tunneling these days. International tunneling firms will wine-and-dine political leaders in hopes of landing extremely profitable contracts, like the proposed Delta tunnels, while Californians are […]
California Water Use Up for 4th Straight Month
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Courthouse News Service (Pasadena)by Nick CahillCalifornia’s urban water use jumped 8 percent in September compared with a year ago, the fourth-straight month that conservation totals have plunged after drought regulators loosened mandatory restrictions. September’s cumulative savings totaled 18.3 percent over 2013 levels, falling well below the state’s 23 percent average since regulators implemented mandatory drought laws in June 2015. The […]
Water Conservation Improved In September But Is Still Worse Than In 2015
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Matt StevensCalifornians halted a three-month slide in water conservation in September, saving enough to hearten state regulators who previously had expressed alarm about possible drought fatigue. Residents and businesses cut their water consumption by 18.3% in September compared with the same month in 2013. The savings represented a slight uptick from the 17.5% reduction urban Californians managed in August. […]