Relief from spiking water rates for low-income residents in San Diego could be available as soon as summer 2017. In the wake of 40 percent rate increases over four years that the City Council approved last November, the city is creating a special assistance fund for the poorest among its roughly 280,000 ratepayers. The fund, […]
Filling the Salton Sea with imported water from Mexico is not a new idea. The proposal has been around in one form or another since the 1970s. While the idea has a track record of inspiring excitement, support hasn’t translated to funding. Previous studies – including by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Salton […]
California’s ongoing drought is one sign that we have entered some uncharted and uncomfortable territory. Of the fears that have risen alongside a warming planet, perhaps none have attracted more attention than the “water wars” hypothesis. This hypothesis says that increased water shortages around the world will lead to war between states. It goes something […]
The so-called March Miracle has unleashed the largest allocation of water from Northern California in four years, more than doubling the flow of imported water from the State Water Project into Central and Southern California. By increasing the official allocation from the State Water Project from 5 percent in 2014 to 45 percent today, the […]
Water Rate Subsidies Coming to San Diego
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby By David GarrickRelief from spiking water rates for low-income residents in San Diego could be available as soon as summer 2017. In the wake of 40 percent rate increases over four years that the City Council approved last November, the city is creating a special assistance fund for the poorest among its roughly 280,000 ratepayers. The fund, […]
How Water From Mexico Can Save the Salton Sea
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Desert Sun (Palm Springs)by By Gustavo SolisFilling the Salton Sea with imported water from Mexico is not a new idea. The proposal has been around in one form or another since the 1970s. While the idea has a track record of inspiring excitement, support hasn’t translated to funding. Previous studies – including by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Salton […]
Will the World’s Next Wars be Fought Over Water?
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby By Peter EngelkeCalifornia’s ongoing drought is one sign that we have entered some uncharted and uncomfortable territory. Of the fears that have risen alongside a warming planet, perhaps none have attracted more attention than the “water wars” hypothesis. This hypothesis says that increased water shortages around the world will lead to war between states. It goes something […]
Will El Niño’s Water Bounty in Northern California Provide for Dry Southern Cities?
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /San Gabriel Valley Tribune (Monrovia)by By Steve ScauzilloThe so-called March Miracle has unleashed the largest allocation of water from Northern California in four years, more than doubling the flow of imported water from the State Water Project into Central and Southern California. By increasing the official allocation from the State Water Project from 5 percent in 2014 to 45 percent today, the […]