Looking into a crystal ball a decade ago, San Diego water officials expected dramatically rising demand for water. The region would be using 242 billion gallons of water a year by 2015, they thought. They were wrong. In reality, the recession hit and growth stalled. Droughts came and Californians learned to save water. San Diegans are […]
American cities seem to be the hub for climate change strategy these days. For many state governments, the prospect of implementing incremental changes to how they produce, sell and benefit from power is a fight-or-die issue that will ultimately be born out in the Supreme Court. But for many of their cities, like Seattle, San […]
San Diego County’s inland water quality is suffering amid the ongoing drought, according to a new San Diego Coastkeeper report that found high amounts of bacteria and low oxygen levels in the region’s creeks and streams. Coastkeeper’s 2015 Water Quality Report, released Tuesday, ranked the area’s inland water quality as fair to poor, with no […]
The nine major watersheds in San Diego County had unusually low water quality in 2015 for the second year in a row, according to an annual report released Tuesday by an environmental organization. The continuing drought may be worsening inland water quality, while runoff pollution remains a serious problem, the San Diego Coastkeeper report says. “Our inland […]
San Diego Officials Are Banking on a Water-Frugal Future
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diego by By Ry Rivard Quoted: Bob YamadaLooking into a crystal ball a decade ago, San Diego water officials expected dramatically rising demand for water. The region would be using 242 billion gallons of water a year by 2015, they thought. They were wrong. In reality, the recession hit and growth stalled. Droughts came and Californians learned to save water. San Diegans are […]
BLOG: San Diego’s $127 Million Answer to Climate Change
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Triple Punditby by Jan LeeAmerican cities seem to be the hub for climate change strategy these days. For many state governments, the prospect of implementing incremental changes to how they produce, sell and benefit from power is a fight-or-die issue that will ultimately be born out in the Supreme Court. But for many of their cities, like Seattle, San […]
Drought Worsening Inland Water Quality
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribune by By Deborah Sullivan BrennanSan Diego County’s inland water quality is suffering amid the ongoing drought, according to a new San Diego Coastkeeper report that found high amounts of bacteria and low oxygen levels in the region’s creeks and streams. Coastkeeper’s 2015 Water Quality Report, released Tuesday, ranked the area’s inland water quality as fair to poor, with no […]
Drought May Be Worsening Water Quality, Coastkeeper Says
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Encinitas PatchThe nine major watersheds in San Diego County had unusually low water quality in 2015 for the second year in a row, according to an annual report released Tuesday by an environmental organization. The continuing drought may be worsening inland water quality, while runoff pollution remains a serious problem, the San Diego Coastkeeper report says. “Our inland […]