Now that plans to pump underground water from deep in the Mojave Desert have survived a legal challenge, project developer Cadiz Inc. faces hurdles in delivering the water to customers around Southern California. A state appeals court on Tuesday, May 10, upheld six rulings in the company’s favor on various environmental and procedural challenges. But Cadiz […]
Looking into a crystal ball a decade ago, San Diego water officials expected dramatically rising demand for water. The region would be using 242 billion gallons of water a year by 2015, they thought. They were wrong. In reality, the recession hit and growth stalled. Droughts came and Californians learned to save water. San Diegans are […]
American cities seem to be the hub for climate change strategy these days. For many state governments, the prospect of implementing incremental changes to how they produce, sell and benefit from power is a fight-or-die issue that will ultimately be born out in the Supreme Court. But for many of their cities, like Seattle, San […]
San Diego County’s inland water quality is suffering amid the ongoing drought, according to a new San Diego Coastkeeper report that found high amounts of bacteria and low oxygen levels in the region’s creeks and streams. Coastkeeper’s 2015 Water Quality Report, released Tuesday, ranked the area’s inland water quality as fair to poor, with no […]
ENVIRONMENT: Desert-to-Cities Water Transfer not a Certainty
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Press-Enterprise (Riverside)by By Alicia RobinsonNow that plans to pump underground water from deep in the Mojave Desert have survived a legal challenge, project developer Cadiz Inc. faces hurdles in delivering the water to customers around Southern California. A state appeals court on Tuesday, May 10, upheld six rulings in the company’s favor on various environmental and procedural challenges. But Cadiz […]
San Diego Officials Are Banking on a Water-Frugal Future
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diego by By Ry Rivard Quoted: Bob YamadaLooking into a crystal ball a decade ago, San Diego water officials expected dramatically rising demand for water. The region would be using 242 billion gallons of water a year by 2015, they thought. They were wrong. In reality, the recession hit and growth stalled. Droughts came and Californians learned to save water. San Diegans are […]
BLOG: San Diego’s $127 Million Answer to Climate Change
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Triple Punditby by Jan LeeAmerican cities seem to be the hub for climate change strategy these days. For many state governments, the prospect of implementing incremental changes to how they produce, sell and benefit from power is a fight-or-die issue that will ultimately be born out in the Supreme Court. But for many of their cities, like Seattle, San […]
Drought Worsening Inland Water Quality
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribune by By Deborah Sullivan BrennanSan Diego County’s inland water quality is suffering amid the ongoing drought, according to a new San Diego Coastkeeper report that found high amounts of bacteria and low oxygen levels in the region’s creeks and streams. Coastkeeper’s 2015 Water Quality Report, released Tuesday, ranked the area’s inland water quality as fair to poor, with no […]