“Storms won’t make a dent in the drought.” I hate that headline. It is so untrue — not that we haven’t used it ourselves a few times over the five years of California drought. But the fact is that the Friday and Saturday rains made a big dent in the drought, and not just for those […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /San Diego Reader by By Ken Harrison Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Even though the California Department of Water Resources reports a near normal snow pack after four years of little snow, the governor’s office is not ready to turn on the rinse-off showers at local state beaches yet. The beach showers at Silver Strand, Torrey Pines, Cardiff, and South Carlsbad, were shut down last July. Later […]
The Metropolitan Water District has been sued over the multi million-dollar purchase of five islands in the Sacramento River Delta. Two Northern California counties, two water districts and two environmental groups filed suit on Thursday.
Since agriculture in our region depends largely on imported water, I have long supported initiatives to increase local supplies, including the use of recycled water. As many of you know, while a member of the Escondido City Council, I was an early supporter of a plan to use treated wastewater to irrigate citrus and avocado […]
OPINION: Actually, Fellow Headline Writers, Storms Did Dent the Drought
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Daily News by By Larry Wilson“Storms won’t make a dent in the drought.” I hate that headline. It is so untrue — not that we haven’t used it ourselves a few times over the five years of California drought. But the fact is that the Friday and Saturday rains made a big dent in the drought, and not just for those […]
Still No Showers at San Diego State Beaches
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /San Diego Reader by By Ken Harrison Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityEven though the California Department of Water Resources reports a near normal snow pack after four years of little snow, the governor’s office is not ready to turn on the rinse-off showers at local state beaches yet. The beach showers at Silver Strand, Torrey Pines, Cardiff, and South Carlsbad, were shut down last July. Later […]
Metropolitan Water District Sued
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KABC (Los Angeles)The Metropolitan Water District has been sued over the multi million-dollar purchase of five islands in the Sacramento River Delta. Two Northern California counties, two water districts and two environmental groups filed suit on Thursday.
Creating New Sources of Water
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Valley Center HappeningsSince agriculture in our region depends largely on imported water, I have long supported initiatives to increase local supplies, including the use of recycled water. As many of you know, while a member of the Escondido City Council, I was an early supporter of a plan to use treated wastewater to irrigate citrus and avocado […]