Expanding the use of recycled water would reduce water and energy use, cut greenhouse gas emissions and benefit public health in California – which is in the midst of a severe drought – and around the world. A new study by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, published online March 17 in the American Journal of […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The Associated Press (As Published by The Orange County Register)by By Dan Elliot
Climate change could upset the complex interplay of rain, snow and temperature in the West, hurting food production, the environment and electrical generation at dams, the federal government warned Tuesday. Some areas could get more rain and less snow, reducing the snowmelt flowing into reservoirs in the summer when farmers need it to irrigate, the […]
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 […]
Expanding Use of Recycled Water Would Benefit the Environment and Human Health
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Imperial Valley News by By Enrique RiveroExpanding the use of recycled water would reduce water and energy use, cut greenhouse gas emissions and benefit public health in California – which is in the midst of a severe drought – and around the world. A new study by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, published online March 17 in the American Journal of […]
Study: Farms, Hydropower at Risk in West’s Changing Climate
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Associated Press (As Published by The Orange County Register)by By Dan ElliotClimate change could upset the complex interplay of rain, snow and temperature in the West, hurting food production, the environment and electrical generation at dams, the federal government warned Tuesday. Some areas could get more rain and less snow, reducing the snowmelt flowing into reservoirs in the summer when farmers need it to irrigate, 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 […]