Two days after it ended restricted water deliveries to its member agencies thanks to improved statewide supply, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California on Thursday began a $2.2 million advertising effort to encourage residents to continue conserving. “El Nino helped, but after drawing down our reserves the last four years to record low levels, we […]
Gov. Jerry Brown wants to forbid you from hosing down the driveway. And he is really cranky about lawn watering. But corporate agriculture is free to plant all the water-gulping nut orchards it desires, even in a semi-desert. This is the essence of the governor’s new long-term drought policy that he announced Monday. Brown intends to make […]
The San Diego Association of Governments wants to put a tax increase on the November ballot. The measure proposes a half-cent sales tax increase on county residents to fund transportation and infrastructure around the county for the next 40 years. The proposed tax hike already has a number of critics. It’s being opposed by environmentalists and community leaders who […]
With its dedication in December 2015, the $1 billion Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant opened a spigot to the Pacific Ocean, creating a new, drought-proof source of drinking water for 3.1 million people in San Diego County, CA. As the largest ocean desalination plant in the nation and Western Hemisphere, the Carlsbad Plant is […]
After Easing Restrictions, Water Board Says Conservation Still Needed
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Diamond Bar-Walnut PatchTwo days after it ended restricted water deliveries to its member agencies thanks to improved statewide supply, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California on Thursday began a $2.2 million advertising effort to encourage residents to continue conserving. “El Nino helped, but after drawing down our reserves the last four years to record low levels, we […]
So the Drought Has You Watering Less? It Won’t Matter Much
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Times by By George SkeltonGov. Jerry Brown wants to forbid you from hosing down the driveway. And he is really cranky about lawn watering. But corporate agriculture is free to plant all the water-gulping nut orchards it desires, even in a semi-desert. This is the essence of the governor’s new long-term drought policy that he announced Monday. Brown intends to make […]
San Diego Explained: SANDAG’s Big Tax Hike Proposal
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diego by By Lina ChankarThe San Diego Association of Governments wants to put a tax increase on the November ballot. The measure proposes a half-cent sales tax increase on county residents to fund transportation and infrastructure around the county for the next 40 years. The proposed tax hike already has a number of critics. It’s being opposed by environmentalists and community leaders who […]
BLOG: Plant Taps Pacific Ocean As Source Of Drinking Water
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water Online Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityWith its dedication in December 2015, the $1 billion Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant opened a spigot to the Pacific Ocean, creating a new, drought-proof source of drinking water for 3.1 million people in San Diego County, CA. As the largest ocean desalination plant in the nation and Western Hemisphere, the Carlsbad Plant is […]