A North Tustin senior housing project got derailed. Affordable housing for low-income residents in Orange was waylaid for several months. A water pipeline for south Orange County has been held up for four years. And a Santa Ana homeless shelter ended up going elsewhere. All four projects – serving the elderly, the poor, the homeless […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The Fallbrook/Bonsall Village Newsby Joe Naiman Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
The Fallbrook Public Utility District adopted its 2016-17 budget and FPUD’s new rates. One 5-0 FPUD board vote July 14 approved the final budget for the current fiscal year while a separate 5-0 vote amended FPUD’s Administrative Code to reflect the new rates. The water rates are on a calendar year basis and will take effect […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Daily Breeze Columns (Torrance)by Rich Nagel Mentioned: Carlsbad Desalination Plant
Just a year ago, California drought conditions were at their worst. The Sierra snowpack was at a historic low, we experienced record-high temperatures, and our state encountered its first-ever mandatory conservation measures issued by Gov. Jerry Brown. Earlier this year, while rainfall and snowpack in Northern California helped to replenish state reservoirs, the much anticipated […]
The Tujunga Spreading Grounds may look like a vast, barren plot of dirt. But it’s what’s beneath the dirt that matters. Earlier this week, officials brandished shiny shovels to break ground on a project there that they say will play a key role in bolstering the region’s water supply and protecting against future droughts. The spreading […]
Does California’s Environmental Protection Law Impede Development? Five Things to Know About CEQA
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Orange County Registerby Jeff CollinsA North Tustin senior housing project got derailed. Affordable housing for low-income residents in Orange was waylaid for several months. A water pipeline for south Orange County has been held up for four years. And a Santa Ana homeless shelter ended up going elsewhere. All four projects – serving the elderly, the poor, the homeless […]
FPUD Adopts 2016-17 Budget and Rates
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Fallbrook/Bonsall Village Newsby Joe Naiman Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe Fallbrook Public Utility District adopted its 2016-17 budget and FPUD’s new rates. One 5-0 FPUD board vote July 14 approved the final budget for the current fiscal year while a separate 5-0 vote amended FPUD’s Administrative Code to reflect the new rates. The water rates are on a calendar year basis and will take effect […]
Region’s Water-Supply Answer is All of The Above: Guest Commentary
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Daily Breeze Columns (Torrance)by Rich Nagel Mentioned: Carlsbad Desalination PlantJust a year ago, California drought conditions were at their worst. The Sierra snowpack was at a historic low, we experienced record-high temperatures, and our state encountered its first-ever mandatory conservation measures issued by Gov. Jerry Brown. Earlier this year, while rainfall and snowpack in Northern California helped to replenish state reservoirs, the much anticipated […]
San Fernando Valley Will Soon Store 5 Billion Gallons of Stormwater
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Matt StevensThe Tujunga Spreading Grounds may look like a vast, barren plot of dirt. But it’s what’s beneath the dirt that matters. Earlier this week, officials brandished shiny shovels to break ground on a project there that they say will play a key role in bolstering the region’s water supply and protecting against future droughts. The spreading […]