/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribune by By Karla Peterson Quoted: Joni German
When newcomers to the San Diego County Water Authority’s WaterSmart landscaping program tackle the prospect of giving their yards a water-saving makeover, their first questions aren’t about what they should tear out and what they should plant instead. It turns out their first questions are much more basic. Primal, even. “Who can do this for […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /civil + structural ENGINEER (Fayetteville, Ark.) Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
The Emergency & Carryover Storage Project (E&CSP) in San Diego is one of the most important infrastructure projects constructed in the United States in the last century. In the naturally dry and arid regions of southern California, 80 percent of the water is imported from hundreds of miles away from more abundant resources in Northern […]
Los Angeles has officially stopped trying to make it rain—for now. During three separate storms in the past two months, contract workers for the L.A. County Department of Public Works ignited 25 special flares in the hills above Pasadena, sending columns of glittering smoke into the clouds to give them a literal silver lining that […]
During your next meal, I encourage you to look down at your plate. More closely. No matter if you live in San Diego or Baltimore, chances are, one or more of the foods on that plate was grown or raised right here in California. With nearly half of American-grown nuts, fruits and vegetables produced in […]
Free Landscaping Videos Bring Water Savings
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribune by By Karla Peterson Quoted: Joni GermanWhen newcomers to the San Diego County Water Authority’s WaterSmart landscaping program tackle the prospect of giving their yards a water-saving makeover, their first questions aren’t about what they should tear out and what they should plant instead. It turns out their first questions are much more basic. Primal, even. “Who can do this for […]
California Water Storage Projects Receive Awards
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /civil + structural ENGINEER (Fayetteville, Ark.) Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe Emergency & Carryover Storage Project (E&CSP) in San Diego is one of the most important infrastructure projects constructed in the United States in the last century. In the naturally dry and arid regions of southern California, 80 percent of the water is imported from hundreds of miles away from more abundant resources in Northern […]
Drought-Ridden L.A. Tries Rainmakers to Tap Storm Clouds
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Scientific American (Washington, D.C.)by David BielloLos Angeles has officially stopped trying to make it rain—for now. During three separate storms in the past two months, contract workers for the L.A. County Department of Public Works ignited 25 special flares in the hills above Pasadena, sending columns of glittering smoke into the clouds to give them a literal silver lining that […]
Farmers Innovate to Get More Crop Per Drop
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby By Andy LyallDuring your next meal, I encourage you to look down at your plate. More closely. No matter if you live in San Diego or Baltimore, chances are, one or more of the foods on that plate was grown or raised right here in California. With nearly half of American-grown nuts, fruits and vegetables produced in […]