During the past year of drought, while many Californians have heeded the call to conserve and managed to achieve water-savings of nearly 25 percent statewide, one group of water users hasn’t measured up: the golf courses that spread out across thousands of acres in the desert. A Desert Sun analysis of data provided by water […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Seaside Courier (Encinitas) Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Starting Aug. 1 Carlsbad Municipal Water District customers can use their sprinklers three times a week, for up to 10 minutes per station, on days assigned based on street addresses, according to a city press release. Water officials say the change reflects the fact that Carlsbad has enough water on hand for the immediate future, […]
A heat wave that’s expected to push temperatures into the triple digits will bake Southern California through the weekend, the National Weather Service said. The high temperatures will come filled with monsoonal moisture from a system sweeping over Arizona and Texas, giving the heat wave a humid, sticky feel, NWS meteorologist Kathy Hoxsie said. “This […]
A Heat wave that’s expected to push temperatures into the triple digits will bake Southern California through the weekend, the National Weather Service said. The high temperatures will come filled with monsoonal moisture from a system sweeping over Arizona and Texas, giving the heat wave a humid, sticky feel, NWS meteorologist Kathy Hoxsie said. “This […]
Regulators ordered Californians to cut water use 25%. In the desert, golf courses cut back 8%
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Desert Sun (Palm Springs)by Ian JamesDuring the past year of drought, while many Californians have heeded the call to conserve and managed to achieve water-savings of nearly 25 percent statewide, one group of water users hasn’t measured up: the golf courses that spread out across thousands of acres in the desert. A Desert Sun analysis of data provided by water […]
New watering schedule in effect Aug. 1 for Carlsbad Municipal Water District
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Seaside Courier (Encinitas) Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityStarting Aug. 1 Carlsbad Municipal Water District customers can use their sprinklers three times a week, for up to 10 minutes per station, on days assigned based on street addresses, according to a city press release. Water officials say the change reflects the fact that Carlsbad has enough water on hand for the immediate future, […]
Weeklong heat wave in Southern California is expected to peak Saturday
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Los Angeles Timesby Joseph SernaA heat wave that’s expected to push temperatures into the triple digits will bake Southern California through the weekend, the National Weather Service said. The high temperatures will come filled with monsoonal moisture from a system sweeping over Arizona and Texas, giving the heat wave a humid, sticky feel, NWS meteorologist Kathy Hoxsie said. “This […]
Weeklong heat wave in Southern California is expected to peak Saturday
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Los Angeles Timesby Joseph SernaA Heat wave that’s expected to push temperatures into the triple digits will bake Southern California through the weekend, the National Weather Service said. The high temperatures will come filled with monsoonal moisture from a system sweeping over Arizona and Texas, giving the heat wave a humid, sticky feel, NWS meteorologist Kathy Hoxsie said. “This […]