Six months ago, regulators with California’s State Water Resources Control Board made an example of four local agencies by slapping them with $61,000 fines for failing to comply with mandatory drought rules requiring reductions in water use. Now two of those agencies, the Coachella Valley Water District and the Indio Water Authority, have reached deals […]
Scientists are increasingly focused on shifting warm Pacific waters as a possible cause for Southern California’s lack of predicted winter rain. The season’s El Niño weather phenomenon, characterized by historically warm waters along the equatorial Pacific, was similar to those that triggered record rainfall in Southern California in 1983 and 1998. Thus, many scientists and weather […]
The warning was stern and unequivocal: The days of unkempt, browning lawns in the gated community of Blackhawk were officially over. “We believe that allowing the drought to negatively impact the landscaping at any Blackhawk home does a disservice to property values throughout the community,” the homeowners association announced. “We believe there is no longer any […]
Water is once again flowing into Diamond Valley Lake near Hemet for the first time in three years, which will allow boat launches to resume on Southern California’s largest reservoir in mid-May, just in time for Memorial Day weekend fishing. Metropolitan Water District has been sending significant amounts of water into the drinking water reservoir […]
California Drought: Using Fines to Fuel Conservation
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Desert Sun (Palm Springs) by By Ian JamesSix months ago, regulators with California’s State Water Resources Control Board made an example of four local agencies by slapping them with $61,000 fines for failing to comply with mandatory drought rules requiring reductions in water use. Now two of those agencies, the Coachella Valley Water District and the Indio Water Authority, have reached deals […]
How El Niño Sidestepped Southern California
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /LA Weekly by By Dennis RomeroScientists are increasingly focused on shifting warm Pacific waters as a possible cause for Southern California’s lack of predicted winter rain. The season’s El Niño weather phenomenon, characterized by historically warm waters along the equatorial Pacific, was similar to those that triggered record rainfall in Southern California in 1983 and 1998. Thus, many scientists and weather […]
This Gated Community Insists California’s Drought is Over, Wants Green Lawns Again
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby By Joseph SernaThe warning was stern and unequivocal: The days of unkempt, browning lawns in the gated community of Blackhawk were officially over. “We believe that allowing the drought to negatively impact the landscaping at any Blackhawk home does a disservice to property values throughout the community,” the homeowners association announced. “We believe there is no longer any […]
DROUGHT: Water flowing into Diamond Valley Lake, launches to resume
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Press Enterprise (Riverside)by By Suzanne HurtWater is once again flowing into Diamond Valley Lake near Hemet for the first time in three years, which will allow boat launches to resume on Southern California’s largest reservoir in mid-May, just in time for Memorial Day weekend fishing. Metropolitan Water District has been sending significant amounts of water into the drinking water reservoir […]