San Diego County residents will need to permanently curtail their water use under an order issued Monday by Gov. Jerry Brown that bans activities such as hosing off sidewalks and requires urban suppliers to continuing producing monthly reports on water-reduction efforts. The order calls for long-term implementation of temporary water conservation measures put in place to combat the ongoing statewide […]
San Diego’s mayor and City Council have been getting national attention for their landmark Climate Action Plan, precisely for one simple characteristic of it: It is legally enforceable. But Mara Elliott, a city attorney candidate who as a chief deputy city attorney oversaw the vetting of the policy, says that’s just not true. “The entire policy […]
San Diego County residents will need to permanently curtail their water use under an order issued today by Gov. Jerry Brown that bans activities such as hosing off sidewalks and requires urban suppliers to continuing producing monthly reports on water-reduction efforts. The order calls for long-term implementation of temporary water conservation measures put in place […]
Inland water officials may finally get what they wanted: the opportunity to set their own conservation targets. And that could bring relief to thousands of homeowners who have struggled to cut back and still keep lawns and gardens alive. After a year of enforcing a 25 percent reduction statewide and some sharper cuts locally, state […]
Gov. Brown Orders Californians to Permanently Curtail Water Use
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KUSI Quoted: Sandy KerlSan Diego County residents will need to permanently curtail their water use under an order issued Monday by Gov. Jerry Brown that bans activities such as hosing off sidewalks and requires urban suppliers to continuing producing monthly reports on water-reduction efforts. The order calls for long-term implementation of temporary water conservation measures put in place to combat the ongoing statewide […]
Everything We Know About the Climate Action Plan Could Be Wrong
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diegoby By Andrew KeattsSan Diego’s mayor and City Council have been getting national attention for their landmark Climate Action Plan, precisely for one simple characteristic of it: It is legally enforceable. But Mara Elliott, a city attorney candidate who as a chief deputy city attorney oversaw the vetting of the policy, says that’s just not true. “The entire policy […]
Gov. Brown Extends State Drought Restrictions
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Fox 5 (San Diego) Quoted: Sandy KerlSan Diego County residents will need to permanently curtail their water use under an order issued today by Gov. Jerry Brown that bans activities such as hosing off sidewalks and requires urban suppliers to continuing producing monthly reports on water-reduction efforts. The order calls for long-term implementation of temporary water conservation measures put in place […]
CALIFORNIA DROUGHT: Crisis Isn’t Over, But Water Restrictions May Be Eased
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Press-Enterprise (Riverside) by By David DowneyInland water officials may finally get what they wanted: the opportunity to set their own conservation targets. And that could bring relief to thousands of homeowners who have struggled to cut back and still keep lawns and gardens alive. After a year of enforcing a 25 percent reduction statewide and some sharper cuts locally, state […]