/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Environment & Energy Publishing (Washington, D.C.)by Jeremy P. Jacobs
The Salton Sea has gone from a midcentury vacation spot for movie stars to a post-apocalyptic desert with mounds of dead fish here, gurgling “mud pots” there, blasts from a military bombing range on the horizon and sulfuric stench everywhere. The worst is yet to come. California’s largest lake (350 square miles) is about to be […]
Southern California residents should prepare for what could be the worst wildfire season on record due to a persistent drought and much less rain from an El Niño that was weaker than expected, officials from a variety of agencies warned Monday. “From our perspective, each and every day is fire season for us,” Los Angeles […]
Although recent rains have been a welcome sight in California, drought conditions continue to increase fire danger prompting Cal Fire to suspend burn permits in San Diego and Imperial counties. This suspension takes effect immediately and bans all residential outdoor burning of landscape debris like branches and leaves. “San Diego lives with the threat of wildfire year […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /WaterWorld (Tulsa, Okla.) Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Last week, the San Diego County Water Authority priced a $340 million bond sale that will reduce the cost of financing vital water supply reliability projects over the next two decades. When completed, the transaction will re-fund $340 million in long-term, fixed-rate bonds issued in 2008 and 2010, saving the water authority $63.2 million over […]
DEAD SEAS: Landmark Water Transfer Creates Environmental Wasteland
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Environment & Energy Publishing (Washington, D.C.)by Jeremy P. JacobsThe Salton Sea has gone from a midcentury vacation spot for movie stars to a post-apocalyptic desert with mounds of dead fish here, gurgling “mud pots” there, blasts from a military bombing range on the horizon and sulfuric stench everywhere. The worst is yet to come. California’s largest lake (350 square miles) is about to be […]
‘Critical’ Wildfire Season Expected for Southern California
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Daily NewsSouthern California residents should prepare for what could be the worst wildfire season on record due to a persistent drought and much less rain from an El Niño that was weaker than expected, officials from a variety of agencies warned Monday. “From our perspective, each and every day is fire season for us,” Los Angeles […]
Drought Prompts Ban on Outdoor Burning in San Diego, Imperial Counties
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Fox 5 San DiegoAlthough recent rains have been a welcome sight in California, drought conditions continue to increase fire danger prompting Cal Fire to suspend burn permits in San Diego and Imperial counties. This suspension takes effect immediately and bans all residential outdoor burning of landscape debris like branches and leaves. “San Diego lives with the threat of wildfire year […]
VIDEO: WaterWorld Weekly Newscast: San Diego Water Authority Executes Money-Saving $340M Bond Sale
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /WaterWorld (Tulsa, Okla.) Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityLast week, the San Diego County Water Authority priced a $340 million bond sale that will reduce the cost of financing vital water supply reliability projects over the next two decades. When completed, the transaction will re-fund $340 million in long-term, fixed-rate bonds issued in 2008 and 2010, saving the water authority $63.2 million over […]