/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribune by By Joshua Emerson Smith Quoted: Dana Friehauf
While El Niño has put a dent in California’s historic drought, conservation efforts by urban water users in the state have tapered off in recent months — a trend reflected in San Diego County. Regulators announced Monday that residents and businesses didn’t meet Gov. Jerry Brown’s mandatory statewide conservation target of 25 percent — on […]
The drought, if somewhat ameliorated by a passably wet winter in Northern California, reminds us that aridity defines the West. Our vulnerability is particularly marked here in Southern California, where the local rivers and springs could barely support a few hundred thousand residents, as opposed to the 20 million or so who live here. Bay […]
The San Diego County Water Authority is offering a Free Program called “Watersmart Landscape Makeover Program”. Listen in as Sharon Lowe, SDCWA, demonstrates some of the easy steps to convert you yard to drought friendly, using native plants and even how to make your own compost.
All of this means drought conditions will continue clobbering Southern California for the time being. That’s bad news for farmers like Chris Sayer of Petty Ranch in Ventura County. He grows citrus and avocado trees. Lately, the leaves on some plants have started going brown. “A lot of these leaves look really stressed, you can […]
County’s Drought Conservation Plummets
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribune by By Joshua Emerson Smith Quoted: Dana FriehaufWhile El Niño has put a dent in California’s historic drought, conservation efforts by urban water users in the state have tapered off in recent months — a trend reflected in San Diego County. Regulators announced Monday that residents and businesses didn’t meet Gov. Jerry Brown’s mandatory statewide conservation target of 25 percent — on […]
California Leaders Double Down on Dry
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Orange County Register by By Joel KotkinThe drought, if somewhat ameliorated by a passably wet winter in Northern California, reminds us that aridity defines the West. Our vulnerability is particularly marked here in Southern California, where the local rivers and springs could barely support a few hundred thousand residents, as opposed to the 20 million or so who live here. Bay […]
VIDEO: Water Conservation Tips
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KUSI Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe San Diego County Water Authority is offering a Free Program called “Watersmart Landscape Makeover Program”. Listen in as Sharon Lowe, SDCWA, demonstrates some of the easy steps to convert you yard to drought friendly, using native plants and even how to make your own compost.
Get ready for another summer of SoCal drought
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /89.3 KPCC (Pasadena)by Sanden TottenAll of this means drought conditions will continue clobbering Southern California for the time being. That’s bad news for farmers like Chris Sayer of Petty Ranch in Ventura County. He grows citrus and avocado trees. Lately, the leaves on some plants have started going brown. “A lot of these leaves look really stressed, you can […]