After months of flagging water conservation, Californians rebounded in March, cutting their urban consumption by 24.3% compared to the same month in 2013. The savings percentage, announced Tuesday, was more than double the state’s effort in February and offered a strong signal that people in cities and towns remain cognizant of California’s drought, despite a year […]
The water crisis in Borrego Springs is as simple to understand as it will be difficult to solve. The elephant in the room is farming. Citrus and palm ranches in northern Borrego Springs are sucking huge amounts of water from the underground lake beneath their land — far more than the state is likely to allow […]
Scientists in the US have identified the factors that make a tree more likely to perish in a drought, after conducting an exhaustive examination of 33 separate scientific studies of tree mortality involving 475 species and 760,000 individual trees. The answer they come up with is that the deciding factor is how efficiently trees draw […]
San Diego County will continue to have a safe and reliable water supply for decades because of the development of drought-resilient water resources and emphasis on water-use efficiency, according to the San Diego County Water Authority’s draft Urban Water Management Plan. The draft plan was released for public review, starting a public comment period that […]
Californians Step up in March, Cut Water Use by 24%
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Times by By Matt StevensAfter months of flagging water conservation, Californians rebounded in March, cutting their urban consumption by 24.3% compared to the same month in 2013. The savings percentage, announced Tuesday, was more than double the state’s effort in February and offered a strong signal that people in cities and towns remain cognizant of California’s drought, despite a year […]
Growing Water Crisis in Borrego
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby By J. Harry JonesThe water crisis in Borrego Springs is as simple to understand as it will be difficult to solve. The elephant in the room is farming. Citrus and palm ranches in northern Borrego Springs are sucking huge amounts of water from the underground lake beneath their land — far more than the state is likely to allow […]
California: 12 Million Trees have Perished in the Last Year—Died from Drought ‘Heart Attacks’
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /CityWatch (Los Angeles) by By Tim RadfordScientists in the US have identified the factors that make a tree more likely to perish in a drought, after conducting an exhaustive examination of 33 separate scientific studies of tree mortality involving 475 species and 760,000 individual trees. The answer they come up with is that the deciding factor is how efficiently trees draw […]
Water Authority Plan Sees Reliable Water Supply for Decades to Come
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /San Diego Metropolitan Quoted: Bob YamadaSan Diego County will continue to have a safe and reliable water supply for decades because of the development of drought-resilient water resources and emphasis on water-use efficiency, according to the San Diego County Water Authority’s draft Urban Water Management Plan. The draft plan was released for public review, starting a public comment period that […]