/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Joshua Emerson Smith Quoted: Dana Friehauf
Residents and businesses statewide, including those in San Diego County, continued to save water aggressively as officials began moving forward with loosening emergency conservation standards. Regulators on Wednesday released their analysis of water consumption in May, the most recent month for verified data. Their reports are issued monthly as part of a program created in […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diegoby Ruarri Serpa Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
As water restrictions shift to local water agencies, a few North County communities are moving to ease limitations after winter storms. In Del Mar, city staff recommended downgrading the drought level, which would have allowed power-washing the sidewalks, and turning on the showers at the beach, The Coast News reports. Not all members of the […]
City officials hope to better understand the health of Long Beach’s urban forest, which contains some 92,000 street trees throughout the city. As cities across Southern California have grappled with a historic drought and worked to comply with state-mandated watering restrictions, trees and park systems have suffered, including those in Long Beach. A handful of […]
Los Angeles has chalked up yet another dreary milestone in its growing almanac of drought. On Wednesday, experts at the National Weather Service confirmed that the last five years have been the driest ever documented in downtown L.A. since official record keeping began almost 140 years ago. Having missed out on most of El Niño’s bountiful rains this winter, the Southland […]
County Saw Major Water Savings in May
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Joshua Emerson Smith Quoted: Dana FriehaufResidents and businesses statewide, including those in San Diego County, continued to save water aggressively as officials began moving forward with loosening emergency conservation standards. Regulators on Wednesday released their analysis of water consumption in May, the most recent month for verified data. Their reports are issued monthly as part of a program created in […]
North County Report: Agencies Consider Rolling Back Water Mandates
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diegoby Ruarri Serpa Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityAs water restrictions shift to local water agencies, a few North County communities are moving to ease limitations after winter storms. In Del Mar, city staff recommended downgrading the drought level, which would have allowed power-washing the sidewalks, and turning on the showers at the beach, The Coast News reports. Not all members of the […]
Long Beach to study health of trees, create maintenance plan for urban forest
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Press Telegram (Long Beach)by Courtney Tompkins,City officials hope to better understand the health of Long Beach’s urban forest, which contains some 92,000 street trees throughout the city. As cities across Southern California have grappled with a historic drought and worked to comply with state-mandated watering restrictions, trees and park systems have suffered, including those in Long Beach. A handful of […]
Downtown L.A.’s Five-Year Rain Total is Lowest Ever Recorded
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Los Angeles Timesby Joseph SernaLos Angeles has chalked up yet another dreary milestone in its growing almanac of drought. On Wednesday, experts at the National Weather Service confirmed that the last five years have been the driest ever documented in downtown L.A. since official record keeping began almost 140 years ago. Having missed out on most of El Niño’s bountiful rains this winter, the Southland […]