The Godzilla of all El Niños is dead. And the big guy went out with a whimper, at least in Southern California. On Thursday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center declared the much-anticipated – and miserably disappointing – El Niño of 2015-16 history. “There’s nothing left,” said Climate Prediction Center Deputy Director Mike […]
Over a decade ago, Poseidon Water came to Orange County and began applying for permits to build a desalination plant in Huntington Beach to turn sea water into drinking water. The process stalled for years. The proposed plant would only produce about eight percent of Orange County’s water needs, would be nearly twice as expensive […]
Temecula area homeowners will be getting a little budgetary wiggle room in the near future. The Rancho California Water District approved a new water rate structure on Thursday morning that should make it easier for people to water their lawns or fill up their pools. The structure, which the district calls “stage 3c” of its […]
As water agencies throughout the state adjust to new rules regarding conservation, the State Water Resources Control Board this week issued figures for April indicating that Californians continued to cut water consumption. Water use was reduced statewide by 26.1% compared with the same month in 2013, the year the state board set for comparison purposes. […]
EL NINO: ‘The Great Wet Hope’ is dead
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Press Enterprise (Riverside)by David DowneyThe Godzilla of all El Niños is dead. And the big guy went out with a whimper, at least in Southern California. On Thursday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center declared the much-anticipated – and miserably disappointing – El Niño of 2015-16 history. “There’s nothing left,” said Climate Prediction Center Deputy Director Mike […]
OPINION: Brown: Desal Means Paying Premium Prices For Water We Don’t Need
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of OCby Garry BrownOver a decade ago, Poseidon Water came to Orange County and began applying for permits to build a desalination plant in Huntington Beach to turn sea water into drinking water. The process stalled for years. The proposed plant would only produce about eight percent of Orange County’s water needs, would be nearly twice as expensive […]
TEMECULA: Drought surcharges axed by Rancho Water district
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Press-Enterpriseby AARON CLAVERIETemecula area homeowners will be getting a little budgetary wiggle room in the near future. The Rancho California Water District approved a new water rate structure on Thursday morning that should make it easier for people to water their lawns or fill up their pools. The structure, which the district calls “stage 3c” of its […]
Water users still cutting usage, report says
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Los Angele Timesby Bryce AldertonAs water agencies throughout the state adjust to new rules regarding conservation, the State Water Resources Control Board this week issued figures for April indicating that Californians continued to cut water consumption. Water use was reduced statewide by 26.1% compared with the same month in 2013, the year the state board set for comparison purposes. […]