Nestle Waters is pushing back against the U.S. Forest Service’s proposed rules for the five-year permit the agency is considering for the international conglomerate’s water bottling operation in the San Bernardino National Forest. The Forest Service’s affront? Suggesting a management plan that would require the company – which last year drew 36 million gallons to […]
I just love Gov. Brown, don’t you? Okay, that’s more than a slight exaggeration, but he did endear himself to me with his executive order regarding water conservation. Those of you who care about such things might recall Jerry (he calls me Harry — yeah, right) standing in a mountain meadow in spring 2015, staring at […]
A mix of rising global temperatures, mysteriously warmed waters off Baja California and unusually far-reaching storms in the western Pacific Ocean conspired to block this year’s El Niño storms from hitting Southern California, the National Weather Service said this week. Despite plenty of indicators suggesting that the 2015-16 El Niño rains would be as strong — if not stronger […]
Southern California’s “Godzilla” El Niño never arrived, but the rain that did fall gave the state some relief from the drought, officials said this week. Although the southern half of the state missed out on much of the rainfall, the northern half got more than average this winter. And the state did a better job […]
OPINION: Forest Service Must Get Nestle Action Right This Time
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Desert Sun (Palm Springs)Nestle Waters is pushing back against the U.S. Forest Service’s proposed rules for the five-year permit the agency is considering for the international conglomerate’s water bottling operation in the San Bernardino National Forest. The Forest Service’s affront? Suggesting a management plan that would require the company – which last year drew 36 million gallons to […]
OPINION: Brown Gets It About Conservation
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Gazette Newspapers (Long Beach)by By Harry SaltzgaverI just love Gov. Brown, don’t you? Okay, that’s more than a slight exaggeration, but he did endear himself to me with his executive order regarding water conservation. Those of you who care about such things might recall Jerry (he calls me Harry — yeah, right) standing in a mountain meadow in spring 2015, staring at […]
Why Did El Niño Miss SoCal? It’s Complicated, National Weather Service Says
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Times by By Joseph SernaA mix of rising global temperatures, mysteriously warmed waters off Baja California and unusually far-reaching storms in the western Pacific Ocean conspired to block this year’s El Niño storms from hitting Southern California, the National Weather Service said this week. Despite plenty of indicators suggesting that the 2015-16 El Niño rains would be as strong — if not stronger […]
Water Mandates May be Ditched
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Moorpark Acorn (Camarillo)by By Hector GonzalezSouthern California’s “Godzilla” El Niño never arrived, but the rain that did fall gave the state some relief from the drought, officials said this week. Although the southern half of the state missed out on much of the rainfall, the northern half got more than average this winter. And the state did a better job […]