A rainy season that began with much El Niño-fueled promise is speeding to a dry and disappointing end. And now the blame game is beginning as weather experts try to figure out what went wrong — at least in Southern California. This week, the National Weather Service posted a 17-minute video addressing the question of […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Carlsbad Patch by By Jamie Wilkins Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Olivenhain Municipal Water District and Home Depot have once again teamed up to kick off the spring season with the semi-annual Garden-Friendly Plant Sale and Fair on Saturday, April 30 at the Encinitas Home Depot. All area residents are invited to attend this popular event, which runs from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. With California’s […]
An Assembly committee gave its approval Tuesday to legislation that would require California voters approve of Gov. Jerry Brown’s $15-billion water plan for the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. “In times of crisis, we shouldn’t reach for the easiest thing,” Assemblywoman Susan Eggman (D-Stockton), the bill’s author, said during the hearing. Eggman’s AB 1713 would set new […]
(Media Coverage editor’s note: This blog post previously contained erroneous information about San Diego County Water Authority operational activity at El Capitan Reservoir. The error has since been corrected by the post author.) The city of San Diego had been drafting water from El Capitan at a rate of a little more than 1 foot […]
WEATHER: Who’s to Blame for Faulty Local El Niño Predictions?
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Press Enterprise (Riverside)by By David DowneyA rainy season that began with much El Niño-fueled promise is speeding to a dry and disappointing end. And now the blame game is beginning as weather experts try to figure out what went wrong — at least in Southern California. This week, the National Weather Service posted a 17-minute video addressing the question of […]
Garden-Friendly Plant Sale Returns to Encinitas Home Depot
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Carlsbad Patch by By Jamie Wilkins Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityOlivenhain Municipal Water District and Home Depot have once again teamed up to kick off the spring season with the semi-annual Garden-Friendly Plant Sale and Fair on Saturday, April 30 at the Encinitas Home Depot. All area residents are invited to attend this popular event, which runs from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. With California’s […]
You Could Vote on Controversial Delta Water Tunnels Plan in 2018
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Times by By John MyersAn Assembly committee gave its approval Tuesday to legislation that would require California voters approve of Gov. Jerry Brown’s $15-billion water plan for the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. “In times of crisis, we shouldn’t reach for the easiest thing,” Assemblywoman Susan Eggman (D-Stockton), the bill’s author, said during the hearing. Eggman’s AB 1713 would set new […]
BLOG: El Capitan’s operating schedule will change on May 1st
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /SDFish(Media Coverage editor’s note: This blog post previously contained erroneous information about San Diego County Water Authority operational activity at El Capitan Reservoir. The error has since been corrected by the post author.) The city of San Diego had been drafting water from El Capitan at a rate of a little more than 1 foot […]