California may have lifted its emergency water-use restrictions in May, but that doesn’t mean the region’s dry spell has ended. It’s just no longer what Felicia Marcus of the state water board described to Time as “the-worst-snowpack-in-500-years drought.” Now that the past year’s El Nino rainstorms have brought some life back into the west coast […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /NBC 7 (San Diego)by Brie Stimson Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
The City of San Diego recommended moving from a Level Two Drought Alert to a Level One Drought Watch, which would reduce water restrictions. The suggestion came Thursday after the San Diego County Water Authority’s (CWA) determination that the region has an adequate water supply for the next three and a half years thanks to conservation efforts […]
After a year of mandatory water conservation that shortened showers and faded lawns, millions of drought-weary Californians will no longer be required to aggressively cut back their use. In order to comply with the state’s latest emergency regulation, local water providers this week submitted documents intended to demonstrate whether their agencies have enough supply to meet customers’ […]
The San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors on Thursday adopted rate increases of 6.4 percent for untreated water and 5.9 percent for treated water in 2017, near the low end of projections and similar to the increases adopted by the Board of Directors for 2016. Rates adopted by the board are primarily driven […]
Los Angeles Dispenses Free Recycled Water to Its Residents
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /CityLab (Washington, D.C.)by Eillie AnzilottiCalifornia may have lifted its emergency water-use restrictions in May, but that doesn’t mean the region’s dry spell has ended. It’s just no longer what Felicia Marcus of the state water board described to Time as “the-worst-snowpack-in-500-years drought.” Now that the past year’s El Nino rainstorms have brought some life back into the west coast […]
Water Restrictions May Lessen in San Diego
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /NBC 7 (San Diego)by Brie Stimson Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe City of San Diego recommended moving from a Level Two Drought Alert to a Level One Drought Watch, which would reduce water restrictions. The suggestion came Thursday after the San Diego County Water Authority’s (CWA) determination that the region has an adequate water supply for the next three and a half years thanks to conservation efforts […]
What Drought? Many Californians no Longer Required to Curb Water Use
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Matt StevensAfter a year of mandatory water conservation that shortened showers and faded lawns, millions of drought-weary Californians will no longer be required to aggressively cut back their use. In order to comply with the state’s latest emergency regulation, local water providers this week submitted documents intended to demonstrate whether their agencies have enough supply to meet customers’ […]
Water Rates to Increase in San Diego County
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /SD Metro Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors on Thursday adopted rate increases of 6.4 percent for untreated water and 5.9 percent for treated water in 2017, near the low end of projections and similar to the increases adopted by the Board of Directors for 2016. Rates adopted by the board are primarily driven […]