It was 22 degrees and snowing Tuesday morning. State snow surveyor Frank Gehrke slowly crossed a blanketed field. He periodically jabbed a hollow pole into the snow and then hung it from a portable scale, reading nature to draw a bead on where, exactly, the California drought is heading.
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 […]
California Journal: Barren a Year Ago, a Snowpack Station Comes Up Deep and Dense
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Los Angeles Timesby Robin AbcarianIt was 22 degrees and snowing Tuesday morning. State snow surveyor Frank Gehrke slowly crossed a blanketed field. He periodically jabbed a hollow pole into the snow and then hung it from a portable scale, reading nature to draw a bead on where, exactly, the California drought is heading.
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 […]