Strategic efforts by the San Diego region to secure safe and reliable water supplies over the past 25 years are expected to provide significant drought relief to local water agencies and water users under rules adopted in May by the State Water Resources Control Board. State regulators replaced state-mandated conservation targets with a supply-based approach […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby Ken Stone Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Three city of San Diego programs were nominated Wednesday for Golden Watchdog Awards, which are handed out annually by the San Diego County Taxpayers Association. Nominees for the Media Watchdog Award are Ashly McGlone of the Voice of San Diego for “Several Years and $1 Billion Later, San Diego Schools Are Actually in Worse Shape,” […]
Firefighters are tackling larger and more aggressive wildfires as drought conditions continue for a fifth year in California, drying out swaths of forest land. Raging wildfires in Northern and Southern California kept firefighters busy over the weekend, pushing the number of acres burned so far this year to well over 20,000. In the north, crews tackled the 3,200-acre Coleman fire as […]
As debate continues in San Diego County and around the state over how aggressively to conserve water amid a historic drought, a new study finds that reductions in urban water use have saved significant amounts of electricity and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. The analysis, published by UC Davis, capitalized on the unique circumstances created by California’s […]
OPINION: Regional Investments to Provide Regulatory Relief Under New State Rules
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Seaside Courier (Encinitas)Strategic efforts by the San Diego region to secure safe and reliable water supplies over the past 25 years are expected to provide significant drought relief to local water agencies and water users under rules adopted in May by the State Water Resources Control Board. State regulators replaced state-mandated conservation targets with a supply-based approach […]
U-T, Voice of San Diego Among Media Nominees for SDCTA Awards
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby Ken Stone Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThree city of San Diego programs were nominated Wednesday for Golden Watchdog Awards, which are handed out annually by the San Diego County Taxpayers Association. Nominees for the Media Watchdog Award are Ashly McGlone of the Voice of San Diego for “Several Years and $1 Billion Later, San Diego Schools Are Actually in Worse Shape,” […]
Drought Sparks Larger Wildfires Throughout California
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Veronica RochaFirefighters are tackling larger and more aggressive wildfires as drought conditions continue for a fifth year in California, drying out swaths of forest land. Raging wildfires in Northern and Southern California kept firefighters busy over the weekend, pushing the number of acres burned so far this year to well over 20,000. In the north, crews tackled the 3,200-acre Coleman fire as […]
Water Conservation Has Saved Energy, Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Study Finds
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Joshua Emerson Smith Quoted: Bob YamadaAs debate continues in San Diego County and around the state over how aggressively to conserve water amid a historic drought, a new study finds that reductions in urban water use have saved significant amounts of electricity and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. The analysis, published by UC Davis, capitalized on the unique circumstances created by California’s […]