/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby Ken Stone Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Three city of San Diego programs were nominated Wednesday for Golden Watchdog Awards, which are handed out annually by the San Diego County Taxpayers Association. Nominees for the Media Watchdog Award are Ashly McGlone of the Voice of San Diego for “Several Years and $1 Billion Later, San Diego Schools Are Actually in Worse Shape,” […]
Firefighters are tackling larger and more aggressive wildfires as drought conditions continue for a fifth year in California, drying out swaths of forest land. Raging wildfires in Northern and Southern California kept firefighters busy over the weekend, pushing the number of acres burned so far this year to well over 20,000. In the north, crews tackled the 3,200-acre Coleman fire as […]
As debate continues in San Diego County and around the state over how aggressively to conserve water amid a historic drought, a new study finds that reductions in urban water use have saved significant amounts of electricity and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. The analysis, published by UC Davis, capitalized on the unique circumstances created by California’s […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Joshua Emerson Smith Mentioned: Carlsbad Desalination Plant Quoted: Bob Yamada and James Palen
Water managers are taking the next steps in exploring whether to increase the amount of drinkable water produced from desalination in San Diego County by up to four times the current level. Construction of a test facility at Camp Pendleton is scheduled to start this fall. There are no plans at this point to build […]
U-T, Voice of San Diego Among Media Nominees for SDCTA Awards
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby Ken Stone Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThree city of San Diego programs were nominated Wednesday for Golden Watchdog Awards, which are handed out annually by the San Diego County Taxpayers Association. Nominees for the Media Watchdog Award are Ashly McGlone of the Voice of San Diego for “Several Years and $1 Billion Later, San Diego Schools Are Actually in Worse Shape,” […]
Drought Sparks Larger Wildfires Throughout California
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Veronica RochaFirefighters are tackling larger and more aggressive wildfires as drought conditions continue for a fifth year in California, drying out swaths of forest land. Raging wildfires in Northern and Southern California kept firefighters busy over the weekend, pushing the number of acres burned so far this year to well over 20,000. In the north, crews tackled the 3,200-acre Coleman fire as […]
Water Conservation Has Saved Energy, Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Study Finds
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Joshua Emerson Smith Quoted: Bob YamadaAs debate continues in San Diego County and around the state over how aggressively to conserve water amid a historic drought, a new study finds that reductions in urban water use have saved significant amounts of electricity and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. The analysis, published by UC Davis, capitalized on the unique circumstances created by California’s […]
Desalination test facility in the works
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Joshua Emerson Smith Mentioned: Carlsbad Desalination PlantQuoted: Bob Yamada and James Palen
Water managers are taking the next steps in exploring whether to increase the amount of drinkable water produced from desalination in San Diego County by up to four times the current level. Construction of a test facility at Camp Pendleton is scheduled to start this fall. There are no plans at this point to build […]