/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Environmental Leader (Colorado)by Ken Silverstein Mentioned: Carlsbad Desalination Plant
San Diego County has long faced drought conditions. But a new desalination plant has changed all that, allowing the area to get 50 million gallons of fresh drinking water everyday, or enough to serve 400,000 people and 10 percent of the area’s water supply. California, of course, has suffered through what seems like an endless […]
You know we’re in a drought. You know to turn the faucet off while you’re brushing your teeth, and the numbers show water use has dropped 23 percent, but we’re encouraged to do more. Because most of our days in San Diego are sunny without a chance of rain the drought is likely here to […]
A top Salton Sea official is suing a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary, saying the Warren Buffett-controlled company illegally fired him from his job running geothermal power plants in the Imperial Valley. Graeme Donaldson claims he was fired last year after telling managers at Berkshire Hathaway Energy — which, through other subsidiaries, owns 10 of the 11 geothermal plants by the southern […]
An Orange County Superior Court judge ruled Monday in a closely watched case that customers of a water district cannot void rate increases using a referendum. The ruling comes in the protracted fight between a group of Yorba Linda residents and their water provider over a $25-a-month rate increase. The dispute has at times become […]
Desalination is Helping San Diego Avert Drought. Is the Technology Useful Elsewhere?
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Environmental Leader (Colorado)by Ken Silverstein Mentioned: Carlsbad Desalination PlantSan Diego County has long faced drought conditions. But a new desalination plant has changed all that, allowing the area to get 50 million gallons of fresh drinking water everyday, or enough to serve 400,000 people and 10 percent of the area’s water supply. California, of course, has suffered through what seems like an endless […]
Conserve Water in Ways You Never Thought Of
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /San Diego 6by Jenny Day Quoted: Mark WestonYou know we’re in a drought. You know to turn the faucet off while you’re brushing your teeth, and the numbers show water use has dropped 23 percent, but we’re encouraged to do more. Because most of our days in San Diego are sunny without a chance of rain the drought is likely here to […]
Salton Sea Official Sues Warren Buffett Subsidiary, Says Company Illegally Fired Him
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Desert Sun (Palm Springs)by Sammy RothA top Salton Sea official is suing a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary, saying the Warren Buffett-controlled company illegally fired him from his job running geothermal power plants in the Imperial Valley. Graeme Donaldson claims he was fired last year after telling managers at Berkshire Hathaway Energy — which, through other subsidiaries, owns 10 of the 11 geothermal plants by the southern […]
Judge: Yorba Linda residents can’t use a referendum to void water rate hikes
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Los Angeles Timesby Matt StevensAn Orange County Superior Court judge ruled Monday in a closely watched case that customers of a water district cannot void rate increases using a referendum. The ruling comes in the protracted fight between a group of Yorba Linda residents and their water provider over a $25-a-month rate increase. The dispute has at times become […]