The California drought is not over. The great hope for major replenishment of California’s surface and groundwater supplies — the “Godzilla” El Niño — has failed thus far to live up to its super-sized hype, delivering only average amounts of rain and snow, primarily to the northern half of the state. Average, however, is welcome. […]
The National Weather Service has confirmed what many Southern Californians suspected during a scorching February: El Niño, and its badly needed rainstorms, are pretty much kaput. “It’s looking pretty grim,” said Anthony Barnston, the chief climate forecaster for the International Research Institute for Climate and Society in New York. “This winter was really disappointing.” This week, […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Village News (Fallbrook) by By Joe Naiman Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Senate Bill 927, which would allow the Fallbrook Public Utility District to change its method of electing directors from at-large seats to by territorial unit, passed out of the State Senate’s Governance and Finance Committee on a 7-0 vote March 30. “We were pleased with the support of the committee and look forward to testifying […]
The Sycuan Indian reservation is situated deep in East County, and the tribe would very much like to undertake some new development projects like a hotel and casino expansion. One problem: they just don’t have the water to do it. Ry Rivard reports how the tribe has summoned significant support in the California legislature to […]
OPINION: Is the California Drought America’s Water Wake-Up Call?
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Times by Jay FamigliettiThe California drought is not over. The great hope for major replenishment of California’s surface and groundwater supplies — the “Godzilla” El Niño — has failed thus far to live up to its super-sized hype, delivering only average amounts of rain and snow, primarily to the northern half of the state. Average, however, is welcome. […]
Scientists Confirm: El Niño a Disappointment in still-too-dry Southern California
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Times by By Jason SongThe National Weather Service has confirmed what many Southern Californians suspected during a scorching February: El Niño, and its badly needed rainstorms, are pretty much kaput. “It’s looking pretty grim,” said Anthony Barnston, the chief climate forecaster for the International Research Institute for Climate and Society in New York. “This winter was really disappointing.” This week, […]
FPUD One Step Closer to Changing Election Method
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Village News (Fallbrook) by By Joe Naiman Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthoritySenate Bill 927, which would allow the Fallbrook Public Utility District to change its method of electing directors from at-large seats to by territorial unit, passed out of the State Senate’s Governance and Finance Committee on a 7-0 vote March 30. “We were pleased with the support of the committee and look forward to testifying […]
Morning Report: Sycuan Finds Shortcut to Water
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diego by By Seth HallThe Sycuan Indian reservation is situated deep in East County, and the tribe would very much like to undertake some new development projects like a hotel and casino expansion. One problem: they just don’t have the water to do it. Ry Rivard reports how the tribe has summoned significant support in the California legislature to […]