/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The Coast News Group (Encinitas) by By Aaron Burgin Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Vallecitos Water District customers will receive some relief from the state’s water conservation targets, as the state lowered the district’s target from 24 percent to 16 percent, officials announced on March 25. Districts across the region have been receiving conservation relief as a result of the Carlsbad Desalination Plant coming online. The desalination plant provides […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby By Morgan Cook and Lauryn Schroeder Mentioned: Padre Dam Municipal Water District and Olivenhain Water District
Last year, public employees in San Diego County built fences with public money at prices that made them say, “Yikes!” They grappled with “screw ups” — including repaving a street scheduled to be dug up for utility work the following week.The San Diego Union-Tribune found these problems and others by sifting through tens of thousands of […]
On March 25, NOAA released its outlooks for temperature and precipitation for the month of April. These outlooks were put together keeping in mind ongoing strong El Niño conditions — which were supposed to be highly favorable for breaking the back of the California drought, or at least refilling reservoirs to above cracked-mudflat levels. While the […]
The El Niño-fueled storms that have swept through Northern California in recent weeks have swelled some of the state’s largest reservoirs to encouraging levels even as the state’s drought persists. One of the biggest beneficiaries has been Lake Shasta, a keystone reservoir of the Central Valley project, which serves California growers. To make room in Shasta for […]
Vallecitos Water District Receives Lower Conservation Mandate
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Coast News Group (Encinitas) by By Aaron Burgin Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityVallecitos Water District customers will receive some relief from the state’s water conservation targets, as the state lowered the district’s target from 24 percent to 16 percent, officials announced on March 25. Districts across the region have been receiving conservation relief as a result of the Carlsbad Desalination Plant coming online. The desalination plant provides […]
Records Show Moldy Classrooms, Torn Up Roads
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby By Morgan Cook and Lauryn Schroeder Mentioned: Padre Dam Municipal Water District and Olivenhain Water DistrictLast year, public employees in San Diego County built fences with public money at prices that made them say, “Yikes!” They grappled with “screw ups” — including repaving a street scheduled to be dug up for utility work the following week.The San Diego Union-Tribune found these problems and others by sifting through tens of thousands of […]
April Weather Looks to be Warm and Dry in Southern California
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Orange County Breeze by By Shelley HendersonOn March 25, NOAA released its outlooks for temperature and precipitation for the month of April. These outlooks were put together keeping in mind ongoing strong El Niño conditions — which were supposed to be highly favorable for breaking the back of the California drought, or at least refilling reservoirs to above cracked-mudflat levels. While the […]
California’s Largest Reservoir Filling too Fast Thanks to El Niño, Must Release More Water
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby By Matt StevensThe El Niño-fueled storms that have swept through Northern California in recent weeks have swelled some of the state’s largest reservoirs to encouraging levels even as the state’s drought persists. One of the biggest beneficiaries has been Lake Shasta, a keystone reservoir of the Central Valley project, which serves California growers. To make room in Shasta for […]