Efforts to limit air pollution and create wildlife habitat at the Salton Sea are inching forward, but critics say the progress isn’t nearly fast enough. Earlier this month, Bruce Wilcox — Gov. Jerry Brown’s Salton Sea czar — submitted a report to the state Legislature outlining progress on restoration projects. While a few small-scale projects to reduce hazardous dust emissions and create habitat […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Voice of Orange County by By Debbie Cook Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Does California have too much water? Seriously. Because our actions are sending peculiar messages. Even the State Water Board has backed off on conservation targets for some water agencies. It’s true, rains have replenished much of Northern California’s reservoirs and Governor Brown’s mandated 25% water restrictions made a serious dent in our water binge. A […]
Political agencies and nonprofits in the Central Valley say the Metropolitan District of Southern California’s $175 million purchase of four islands in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta may cause significant environmental changes and sued to block the sale. San Joaquin and Contra Costa counties, Central Delta Water Agency, Contra Costa County Water Agency and Food […]
Slow Progress on Salton Sea Projects as Time Runs Low
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Desert Sun (Palm Springs) by By Sammy RothEfforts to limit air pollution and create wildlife habitat at the Salton Sea are inching forward, but critics say the progress isn’t nearly fast enough. Earlier this month, Bruce Wilcox — Gov. Jerry Brown’s Salton Sea czar — submitted a report to the state Legislature outlining progress on restoration projects. While a few small-scale projects to reduce hazardous dust emissions and create habitat […]
OPINION: Too Much Water to Waste?
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of Orange County by By Debbie Cook Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityDoes California have too much water? Seriously. Because our actions are sending peculiar messages. Even the State Water Board has backed off on conservation targets for some water agencies. It’s true, rains have replenished much of Northern California’s reservoirs and Governor Brown’s mandated 25% water restrictions made a serious dent in our water binge. A […]
Corporate Water Users Who Saved the Most — Or Least
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribune by By Morgan CookThe City of San Diego supplied its top 10 corporate water customers with 1.6 billion gallons in the budget year that ended on June 30, 2015.
Counties Fight SoCal Water Giant’s Delta Grab
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Courthouse News Service (Pasadena) by By Julie Baker-DennisPolitical agencies and nonprofits in the Central Valley say the Metropolitan District of Southern California’s $175 million purchase of four islands in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta may cause significant environmental changes and sued to block the sale. San Joaquin and Contra Costa counties, Central Delta Water Agency, Contra Costa County Water Agency and Food […]