One of the few upsides to California’s drought is that it has helped reduce pollution at some urban beaches, because less precipitation has meant less runoff from city streets and other paved surfaces. This in turn means less pollution draining into streams and bays. Urban runoff is the number one source of pollution in places like […]
What if it were your job to make sure there’s enough water for everyone in your city to drink – in the middle of the worst drought in 500 years? That’s the job description for hundreds of water managers in California. While balancing supply and demand is always difficult in drought, the past year and […]
Ever wonder how much recycled water is being created in Orange County? As of September, 2016, the answer is, more than anywhere else. The Orange County Water and Sanitation department announced that they have been able to produce 200 billion gallons of recycled water. That statement, made by officials, is reportedly a “drop in the […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribune Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Sunday’s front-page story about how in 1999 the California Public Employees’ Retirement System orchestrated the approval of a 50 percent retroactive pension increase for state employees amounts to an autopsy of a public-policy crime. It is literally incredible that CalPERS told the Legislature that such a huge gift of money would have little or no […]
How One California City Is Reducing Its Dependence on Imported Water
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Tara LohanOne of the few upsides to California’s drought is that it has helped reduce pollution at some urban beaches, because less precipitation has meant less runoff from city streets and other paved surfaces. This in turn means less pollution draining into streams and bays. Urban runoff is the number one source of pollution in places like […]
Will We Have Enough? Inside California’s Water Agency Managers’ Tough Job
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /89.3 KPCC (Pasadena)by Emily GuerinWhat if it were your job to make sure there’s enough water for everyone in your city to drink – in the middle of the worst drought in 500 years? That’s the job description for hundreds of water managers in California. While balancing supply and demand is always difficult in drought, the past year and […]
Aiding the Drought: Recycled Water Produced in Fountain Valley
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Fountain Valley Patchby Ashley LudwigEver wonder how much recycled water is being created in Orange County? As of September, 2016, the answer is, more than anywhere else. The Orange County Water and Sanitation department announced that they have been able to produce 200 billion gallons of recycled water. That statement, made by officials, is reportedly a “drop in the […]
OPINION: CalPERS’ Bad Faith Didn’t Stop in 1999
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribune Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthoritySunday’s front-page story about how in 1999 the California Public Employees’ Retirement System orchestrated the approval of a 50 percent retroactive pension increase for state employees amounts to an autopsy of a public-policy crime. It is literally incredible that CalPERS told the Legislature that such a huge gift of money would have little or no […]