Another bout of rainy weather is expected to drench the Southland beginning late Wednesday. According to the National Weather Service, a low pressure system will bring rounds of showers and thunderstorms into Southern California over the next few days. Weather experts have forecast drizzle on Wednesday growing to a 40-percent chance of showers Thursday evening and […]
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California approved the annexation of 454.41 acres within the Pechanga Indian Reservation. The April 12 MWD board vote also approves the annexation of that area into the Eastern Municipal Water District and authorizes MWD general manager Jeff Kightlinger to enter into a service area extension agreement with EMWD and […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribune by By Rob Nikolewski Quoted: Mark Weston
Responding to the statewide drought, San Diego consumers reduced county per-capita residential water use 13 percent last year, dropping the total water use among local agencies by 112,700 acre-feet. The water districts in Rainbow and Valley Center fell 49 percent in use per capita. “We need to create new water supplies but we have to […]
After months of flagging water conservation, Californians rebounded in March, cutting their urban consumption by 24.3% compared to the same month in 2013. The savings percentage, announced Tuesday, was more than double the state’s effort in February and offered a strong signal that people in cities and towns remain cognizant of California’s drought, despite a year […]
Rain to Return to Southern California Through the Weekend
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Sun (San Bernardino) by By Doug SaundersAnother bout of rainy weather is expected to drench the Southland beginning late Wednesday. According to the National Weather Service, a low pressure system will bring rounds of showers and thunderstorms into Southern California over the next few days. Weather experts have forecast drizzle on Wednesday growing to a 40-percent chance of showers Thursday evening and […]
MWD Approves Pechanga Annexation and Service Agreement
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Valley News (Fallbrook) by By Joe NaimanThe Metropolitan Water District of Southern California approved the annexation of 454.41 acres within the Pechanga Indian Reservation. The April 12 MWD board vote also approves the annexation of that area into the Eastern Municipal Water District and authorizes MWD general manager Jeff Kightlinger to enter into a service area extension agreement with EMWD and […]
A Couple of Dings on the Dashboard
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribune by By Rob Nikolewski Quoted: Mark WestonResponding to the statewide drought, San Diego consumers reduced county per-capita residential water use 13 percent last year, dropping the total water use among local agencies by 112,700 acre-feet. The water districts in Rainbow and Valley Center fell 49 percent in use per capita. “We need to create new water supplies but we have to […]
Californians Step up in March, Cut Water Use by 24%
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Times by By Matt StevensAfter months of flagging water conservation, Californians rebounded in March, cutting their urban consumption by 24.3% compared to the same month in 2013. The savings percentage, announced Tuesday, was more than double the state’s effort in February and offered a strong signal that people in cities and towns remain cognizant of California’s drought, despite a year […]