San Diego County / Southern California

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Most Central Coast Reservoirs See Increase in Water Level from Week’s Storms

/in /by /KCBX (Central Coast Public Radio)by By Jordan Bell

Several Central Coast reservoirs are gathering water from this week’s storms. In Santa Barbara County, the Cachuma and Gibraltar Reservoirs, both at their lowest levels in decades, saw an increase in depth. Gibraltar gained about one foot, while Cachuma saw about fifth of a foot. Gibraltar Reservoir, Santa Barbara County Credit santabarbaraca.gov The reservoirs in […]

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First ‘Textbook’ El Niño Rains Provide Clues on Possible Damage to Come

/in /by /The Los Angeles Times

The first major El Niño storm system finished its path through Southern California on Thursday, giving officials a chance to study both the behavior of the storms and how officials responded to them.   The assessments are important because forecasters are predicting a winter of heavy, potentially destructive rain because of the El Niño weather […]

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El Nino: It’s Here and Are We Ready?

/in /by /The Santa Clarita Valley Signalby By Luke Money

The sun shone down on the suddenly soddened Santa Clarita Valley Thursday, but officials warn the at-times heavy rainstorms seen this week could be just the first taste of what’s to come as the historically strong El Nino weather event continues in the Pacific Ocean.   Back-to-back storms on Tuesday and Wednesday dropped almost 4 […]

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Governor Brown’s State Budget Includes Salton Sea Funding

/in /by /The Sun (San Bernardino)by By Jim Steinberg

Gov. Jerry Brown’s $122.6 billion budget plan out Thursday contained $80.5 million for the restoration of habitat at the shrinking Salton Sea, the creation of a longterm plan for the lake’s management, and is raising hopes for its restoration, officials said.   “This $80.5 million will not fund the entire program, but it takes us […]

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