State regulators have approved new water conservation rules that could loosen water restriction imposed by Gov. Jerry Brown last year. The State Water Resources Control Board voted 4-0 Wednesday to allow local water districts to set their own water savings targets based on the water supply and demand forecasts for their areas, the Los Angeles […]
As a consequence of the drought, state water officials are moving toward regulations preventing overdrafting of groundwater basins. The California Water Commission approved regulations Wednesday that will guide creation of sustainability plans by local groundwater agencies. For more than a century, groundwater pumping in California has been mostly unregulated. Groundwater supplies over a third of […]
This year’s El Niño rains have had a limited impact on our part of the state. Water conservation remains as critical as ever as California enters into its fifth year of drought. Sierra Madre City Council approved a measure earlier this month that would increase the penalty rate assessed on excess water use. The City […]
State lets local water boards set conservation goals
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Fox5 San Diegoby Bob PontingState regulators have approved new water conservation rules that could loosen water restriction imposed by Gov. Jerry Brown last year. The State Water Resources Control Board voted 4-0 Wednesday to allow local water districts to set their own water savings targets based on the water supply and demand forecasts for their areas, the Los Angeles […]
Groundwater overdrafting facing new regulations
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Inland Empire NewsAs a consequence of the drought, state water officials are moving toward regulations preventing overdrafting of groundwater basins. The California Water Commission approved regulations Wednesday that will guide creation of sustainability plans by local groundwater agencies. For more than a century, groundwater pumping in California has been mostly unregulated. Groundwater supplies over a third of […]
To the north, California’s reservoirs are brimming with water (Photos)
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Los Angeles TimesSierra Madre Excess Water Use Penalties to Increase
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Pasadena NowThis year’s El Niño rains have had a limited impact on our part of the state. Water conservation remains as critical as ever as California enters into its fifth year of drought. Sierra Madre City Council approved a measure earlier this month that would increase the penalty rate assessed on excess water use. The City […]