Hundreds of firefighters continued to battle a wildfire in the Sespe Wilderness north of Ojai on Sunday with no containment in sight. The Pine fire started Thursday morning about 11 miles north of Ojai. As of Sunday morning, the fire had consumed 1,590 acres and was threatening 50 structures, said Helen Tarbet with the Los Padres National […]
Coachella Valley water agencies are sending the wrong message to customers who’ve spent the last year struggling to conserve this most precious resource. All six of the area’s water suppliers have told state officials they’re officially shooting for a zero percent conservation rate compared to 2013, the benchmark year the state has been using to […]
Californians are so used to bad news on the water front — from lengthy droughts to soaring water rates — that any good news seems particularly welcome. That’s certainly the case with a Stanford University study showing that the parched Central Valley has three times as much groundwater as previously assumed. Researchers Mary Kang and […]
A decade ago, before the state of California declared itself to be entering a prolonged drought period, most La Cañada Flintridge residents were pretty loose with their taps. Customers served by Foothill Municipal Water District, an agency that imports water from Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, used an average of about 296 gallons of […]
Pine Fire Continues to Burn in Wilderness Area North of Ojai
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Alice WaltonHundreds of firefighters continued to battle a wildfire in the Sespe Wilderness north of Ojai on Sunday with no containment in sight. The Pine fire started Thursday morning about 11 miles north of Ojai. As of Sunday morning, the fire had consumed 1,590 acres and was threatening 50 structures, said Helen Tarbet with the Los Padres National […]
OPINION: Water Agencies Shortsighted with Zero Conservation Goal
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Desert Sun (Palm Springs)Coachella Valley water agencies are sending the wrong message to customers who’ve spent the last year struggling to conserve this most precious resource. All six of the area’s water suppliers have told state officials they’re officially shooting for a zero percent conservation rate compared to 2013, the benchmark year the state has been using to […]
OPINION: California May Have a Water ‘Rainy Day Fund’
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-TribuneCalifornians are so used to bad news on the water front — from lengthy droughts to soaring water rates — that any good news seems particularly welcome. That’s certainly the case with a Stanford University study showing that the parched Central Valley has three times as much groundwater as previously assumed. Researchers Mary Kang and […]
As State Loosens Grip on Conservation Rules, La Cañada Utilities Make Plans for a Dry Future
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Sara CardineA decade ago, before the state of California declared itself to be entering a prolonged drought period, most La Cañada Flintridge residents were pretty loose with their taps. Customers served by Foothill Municipal Water District, an agency that imports water from Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, used an average of about 296 gallons of […]