As state water regulators consider extending drought restrictions though the fall, officials reported Tuesday that urban Californians had reduced their water use by 18.3% during December. The savings, which are compared with December 2013 water usage levels, were the smallest in seven months of reporting and put California’s cumulative savings at 25.5%, down from […]
Most of the water agencies in San Diego County fell short of their state-mandated conservation targets in December, according to data released Tuesday by the state Water Resources Control Board. The lagging savings totals reflected the state as a whole, which cut back by 18.3 percent in December, missing Gov. Jerry Brown’s order to […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diego by By Ry Rivard Quoted: Mark Weston and Mark Watton
San Diego’s overabundance of water during one of California’s worst droughts has reached a new, absurd level. The San Diego County Water Authority has dumped a half billion gallons of costly drinking water into a lake near Chula Vista. Now that drinking water has been poured into a lake, the water must be treated […]
Southern California got drenched Sunday, with some areas getting up to three inches of rain. It’s an El Niño year. So does that mean Southern California’s rainfall is ahead of normal this year? Not yet. As of Monday morning, the region has received 41.1 percent of a normal winter’s precipitation. That’s behind even the median, […]
California Cut Water Use 18.3% in December, Still Barely Meeting Gov. Brown’s Mandate
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby By Matt StevensAs state water regulators consider extending drought restrictions though the fall, officials reported Tuesday that urban Californians had reduced their water use by 18.3% during December. The savings, which are compared with December 2013 water usage levels, were the smallest in seven months of reporting and put California’s cumulative savings at 25.5%, down from […]
Most of County Water Agencies Fall Short of December Conservation Targets
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KUSIMost of the water agencies in San Diego County fell short of their state-mandated conservation targets in December, according to data released Tuesday by the state Water Resources Control Board. The lagging savings totals reflected the state as a whole, which cut back by 18.3 percent in December, missing Gov. Jerry Brown’s order to […]
San Diego’s Oversupply of Water Reaches a New, Absurd Level
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diego by By Ry Rivard Quoted: Mark Weston and Mark WattonSan Diego’s overabundance of water during one of California’s worst droughts has reached a new, absurd level. The San Diego County Water Authority has dumped a half billion gallons of costly drinking water into a lake near Chula Vista. Now that drinking water has been poured into a lake, the water must be treated […]
How Much Rain Has SoCal Received This Year? Here’s One Way to Keep Track
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /89.3 KPCC (Pasadena)by By Aaron MendelsonSouthern California got drenched Sunday, with some areas getting up to three inches of rain. It’s an El Niño year. So does that mean Southern California’s rainfall is ahead of normal this year? Not yet. As of Monday morning, the region has received 41.1 percent of a normal winter’s precipitation. That’s behind even the median, […]