Q: Is it feasible to run washing machine water onto the grass? I remember my father doing this and it kept our grass green in the hot San Fernando Valley. A: Homeowners don’t need permits for recycling graywater from washing machines to irrigate certain types of landscaping such as grass when leach-line systems comply with […]
Except for a series of storms the first week of January, the forecasts calling for a Super El Niño for Southern California this winter have not lived up to the predictions – yet. With California in the midst of a four year drought, the forecasts last fall of a Super El Niño and an above […]
Planners working on the preservation of the Salton Sea envision a smaller version surviving indefinitely, with some of the costs for its maintenance recovered by economic development which may include geothermal, the harvest of algae, or something else, officials said during a conference at the UC Riverside. “It’s not popular with residents in the area […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Laguna Beach Coastline Pilot (As published by The Los Angeles Times)by Bryce Alderton
For the first time in 68 years, the Laguna Beach County Water District will no longer be 100% reliant on imported water from the Colorado River and Northern California. An agreement with the Orange County Water District ensures that more than half of Laguna’s water supply will come from groundwater in the Santa Ana River […]
Dear Drought Fighter: Graywater Can Be Recycled
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-TribuneQ: Is it feasible to run washing machine water onto the grass? I remember my father doing this and it kept our grass green in the hot San Fernando Valley. A: Homeowners don’t need permits for recycling graywater from washing machines to irrigate certain types of landscaping such as grass when leach-line systems comply with […]
OPINION: It’s Too Early To Give Up On El Niño
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Orange County Registerby Ian LamontExcept for a series of storms the first week of January, the forecasts calling for a Super El Niño for Southern California this winter have not lived up to the predictions – yet. With California in the midst of a four year drought, the forecasts last fall of a Super El Niño and an above […]
State Has ‘Big Awakening’ On Salton Sea Concerns
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Los Angeles Daily Newsby Jim SteinbergPlanners working on the preservation of the Salton Sea envision a smaller version surviving indefinitely, with some of the costs for its maintenance recovered by economic development which may include geothermal, the harvest of algae, or something else, officials said during a conference at the UC Riverside. “It’s not popular with residents in the area […]
New Water Deal Cuts Imports for Laguna Beach County Water District
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Laguna Beach Coastline Pilot (As published by The Los Angeles Times)by Bryce AldertonFor the first time in 68 years, the Laguna Beach County Water District will no longer be 100% reliant on imported water from the Colorado River and Northern California. An agreement with the Orange County Water District ensures that more than half of Laguna’s water supply will come from groundwater in the Santa Ana River […]