/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /San Diego Metropolitan Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
San Diego is continuing to beat the state’s aggregate savings target for the region, reducing potable water use by 21 percent from June 2015 through March 2016, according to the San Diego County Water Authority. Starting in March, the region’s aggregate cumulative target is 13 percent — down from 20 percent during the initial […]
Gov. Jerry Brown’s two very pricey legacy projects took hits in the Legislature last week. They were light jabs, and he didn’t even flinch. But the fact that some fellow Democrats had the temerity to challenge the popular governor was a sign of growing legislative — and public — skepticism about these highly controversial pet […]
San Diegans used 17 percent less water last month than in March 2013, beating the state-mandated goal of a 13 percent reduction, the San Diego County Water Authority announced Monday. March was the first month in which lowered conservation targets were in effect. The former goal was 20 percent, but the state eased its orders […]
With the Colorado River tapped beyond its limits and the level of Lake Mead in decline, representatives of California, Arizona and Nevada say they’ve been making progress in negotiating an agreement for all three states to share in water cutbacks in order to stave off a more severe shortage. Officials who have been involved in […]
San Diego Beats State Water Savings Targets
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /San Diego Metropolitan Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthoritySan Diego is continuing to beat the state’s aggregate savings target for the region, reducing potable water use by 21 percent from June 2015 through March 2016, according to the San Diego County Water Authority. Starting in March, the region’s aggregate cumulative target is 13 percent — down from 20 percent during the initial […]
OPINION: Lawmakers Pump the Brakes After Gov. Jerry Brown Goes Full Throttle on Pet Projects
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles TimesGov. Jerry Brown’s two very pricey legacy projects took hits in the Legislature last week. They were light jabs, and he didn’t even flinch. But the fact that some fellow Democrats had the temerity to challenge the popular governor was a sign of growing legislative — and public — skepticism about these highly controversial pet […]
San Diego County Used 17% Less Water In March
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPBS Quoted: Mark Weston and Bob YamadaSan Diegans used 17 percent less water last month than in March 2013, beating the state-mandated goal of a 13 percent reduction, the San Diego County Water Authority announced Monday. March was the first month in which lowered conservation targets were in effect. The former goal was 20 percent, but the state eased its orders […]
California Weighs Sharing ‘Pain’ of Colorado River Cuts
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Desert Sun (Palm Springs)by By Ian JamesWith the Colorado River tapped beyond its limits and the level of Lake Mead in decline, representatives of California, Arizona and Nevada say they’ve been making progress in negotiating an agreement for all three states to share in water cutbacks in order to stave off a more severe shortage. Officials who have been involved in […]