Backers of a controversial ballot measure intended to shift billions of dollars in state bond money from high speed rail to water storage projects say they will rewrite the stalled initiative in an effort to gain broader support. The original proposal, despite receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars from conservative and corporate agriculture interests, fell short of its money-raising goals […]
Water suppliers are loosening water-use restrictions and reporting they’ll have enough water to meet demand for the next three years. But is that a good idea in the midst of ongoing drought? While the end of the state’s mandated water conservation targets is intended to give agencies more flexibility, some experts worry customers are being […]
California is being pulled, kicking and screaming to the point of becoming the last state in the western U.S. to regulate its groundwater resources. Legislation passed in 2014 sets the stage for an unprecedented effort to balance our groundwater supplies with demand. Thursday in Bakersfield, growers and water managers received a progress report on the […]
In May, the month when state officials said they would ease up on a year-old water conservation plan, consumers used less water than they did three years before. For the month, water consumption statewide was down 28 percent from May of 2013, according to data released Wednesday by the state. The period tracked in May […]
Proponents Planning a Redo of Stalled Water-Train Initiative
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Bettina BoxallBackers of a controversial ballot measure intended to shift billions of dollars in state bond money from high speed rail to water storage projects say they will rewrite the stalled initiative in an effort to gain broader support. The original proposal, despite receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars from conservative and corporate agriculture interests, fell short of its money-raising goals […]
DROUGHT: Experts: Why California should be stingy with water
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Riverside - Press Enterpriseby SUZANNE HURTWater suppliers are loosening water-use restrictions and reporting they’ll have enough water to meet demand for the next three years. But is that a good idea in the midst of ongoing drought? While the end of the state’s mandated water conservation targets is intended to give agencies more flexibility, some experts worry customers are being […]
Progress report on Sustainable Groundwater Management Act
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Kern Golden Empireby JIM SCOTTCalifornia is being pulled, kicking and screaming to the point of becoming the last state in the western U.S. to regulate its groundwater resources. Legislation passed in 2014 sets the stage for an unprecedented effort to balance our groundwater supplies with demand. Thursday in Bakersfield, growers and water managers received a progress report on the […]
Californians still saving water
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Record-Bee (Orange County)by Aaron OrlowskiIn May, the month when state officials said they would ease up on a year-old water conservation plan, consumers used less water than they did three years before. For the month, water consumption statewide was down 28 percent from May of 2013, according to data released Wednesday by the state. The period tracked in May […]