Political agencies and nonprofits in the Central Valley say the Metropolitan District of Southern California’s $175 million purchase of four islands in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta may cause significant environmental changes and sued to block the sale. San Joaquin and Contra Costa counties, Central Delta Water Agency, Contra Costa County Water Agency and Food […]
“Storms won’t make a dent in the drought.” I hate that headline. It is so untrue — not that we haven’t used it ourselves a few times over the five years of California drought. But the fact is that the Friday and Saturday rains made a big dent in the drought, and not just for those […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /San Diego Reader by By Ken Harrison Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Even though the California Department of Water Resources reports a near normal snow pack after four years of little snow, the governor’s office is not ready to turn on the rinse-off showers at local state beaches yet. The beach showers at Silver Strand, Torrey Pines, Cardiff, and South Carlsbad, were shut down last July. Later […]
Corporate Water Users Who Saved the Most — Or Least
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribune by By Morgan CookThe City of San Diego supplied its top 10 corporate water customers with 1.6 billion gallons in the budget year that ended on June 30, 2015.
Counties Fight SoCal Water Giant’s Delta Grab
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Courthouse News Service (Pasadena) by By Julie Baker-DennisPolitical agencies and nonprofits in the Central Valley say the Metropolitan District of Southern California’s $175 million purchase of four islands in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta may cause significant environmental changes and sued to block the sale. San Joaquin and Contra Costa counties, Central Delta Water Agency, Contra Costa County Water Agency and Food […]
OPINION: Actually, Fellow Headline Writers, Storms Did Dent the Drought
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Daily News by By Larry Wilson“Storms won’t make a dent in the drought.” I hate that headline. It is so untrue — not that we haven’t used it ourselves a few times over the five years of California drought. But the fact is that the Friday and Saturday rains made a big dent in the drought, and not just for those […]
Still No Showers at San Diego State Beaches
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /San Diego Reader by By Ken Harrison Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityEven though the California Department of Water Resources reports a near normal snow pack after four years of little snow, the governor’s office is not ready to turn on the rinse-off showers at local state beaches yet. The beach showers at Silver Strand, Torrey Pines, Cardiff, and South Carlsbad, were shut down last July. Later […]