/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /East County Magazineby George Barnett Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
East County Magazine did a recent piece on Lake Morena and whether water levels were maintained too low to be a viable source of water for fire-fighting. In the article, Billie Jo Jannen is quoted as saying if there’s a safety issue it needs to be examined. Billie Jo is quite right. But this is […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The Desert Sun (Palm Springs)by Ian James Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Water from the Colorado River could transform several thousand acres of desert into farmland under a change in policy adopted by the Coachella Valley’s largest water district. The Coachella Valley Water District’s board made the change in a contentious 3-2 vote Tuesday, approving new guidelines that allow for water from the Colorado River to be […]
The San Diego City Council on Tuesday loosened some of its water restrictions, including limits on watering lawns, based on projections the city has enough water supply to weather continued drought. The decision followed a similar move from the San Diego County Water Authority last month, which said it wouldn’t impose mandatory water use cuts […]
Southern Californians are conserving water as never before. Yet based on one government formula, we are not conserving at all. Southland water use is down, the same as if local water agencies were imposing a 30 percent rationing mandate. But the official conservation target by these same agencies, based on a new state reporting requirement, […]
OPINION: San Diego Lacks Adequate Reservoirs, Victimizes Lake Morena
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /East County Magazineby George Barnett Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityEast County Magazine did a recent piece on Lake Morena and whether water levels were maintained too low to be a viable source of water for fire-fighting. In the article, Billie Jo Jannen is quoted as saying if there’s a safety issue it needs to be examined. Billie Jo is quite right. But this is […]
Agency’s Decision Could Expand Farmland in the Desert
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Desert Sun (Palm Springs)by Ian James Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityWater from the Colorado River could transform several thousand acres of desert into farmland under a change in policy adopted by the Coachella Valley’s largest water district. The Coachella Valley Water District’s board made the change in a contentious 3-2 vote Tuesday, approving new guidelines that allow for water from the Colorado River to be […]
San Diego County Water Authority, Coastkeeper Trade Barbs Over Conservation
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPBSby Maureen Cavanaugh, Michael Lipkin Quoted: Mark WestonThe San Diego City Council on Tuesday loosened some of its water restrictions, including limits on watering lawns, based on projections the city has enough water supply to weather continued drought. The decision followed a similar move from the San Diego County Water Authority last month, which said it wouldn’t impose mandatory water use cuts […]
OPINION: Water Conservation: Mandatory or Way of Life? Guest Commentary
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Daily Newsby Jeffrey KightlingerSouthern Californians are conserving water as never before. Yet based on one government formula, we are not conserving at all. Southland water use is down, the same as if local water agencies were imposing a 30 percent rationing mandate. But the official conservation target by these same agencies, based on a new state reporting requirement, […]