A New York City-based company working with two Mexican partners has launched construction of an ocean water desalination plant in the agricultural region of San Quintin some 160 miles from the San Diego border. Scheduled to open in the summer of 2017, the plant would provide 5.8 million gallons of water daily to more than […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby By Gary Robbins and Lyndsay Winkley
A sliver of the huge weather system that dumped upwards of 5 feet of snow in Northern California angled through San Diego County Monday, bringing soaking rains, damaging winds and flash-bang lightning. The system seemed to mock the calendar; with spring only two weeks away, snow wafted on to the mountains and foothills, falling all […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Seaside Courier (Encinitas)by By San Diego County Water Authority Vice Chair Mark Muir
As an extraordinarily hot and dry February gives way to what we hope will be a much wetter March, it’s worthwhile to take a few steps back and consider how well-prepared our region is to thrive even in drought. There are many factors, of course, but long-term planning and cooperation are big reasons why we […]
Peter Smith is dreaming of a white Independence Day. The longtime ski junkie from Claremont knows that the El Niño weather pattern has yet to put a significant dent in the state’s drought, but a series of storms over the last few months has him fantasizing about a monster ski season that can stretch deep […]
Second Desalination Plant for Baja California
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby By Sandra DibbleA New York City-based company working with two Mexican partners has launched construction of an ocean water desalination plant in the agricultural region of San Quintin some 160 miles from the San Diego border. Scheduled to open in the summer of 2017, the plant would provide 5.8 million gallons of water daily to more than […]
Late Winter Storms Put Dent in Drought
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby By Gary Robbins and Lyndsay WinkleyA sliver of the huge weather system that dumped upwards of 5 feet of snow in Northern California angled through San Diego County Monday, bringing soaking rains, damaging winds and flash-bang lightning. The system seemed to mock the calendar; with spring only two weeks away, snow wafted on to the mountains and foothills, falling all […]
OPINION: San Diego Region Rises to Water Challenges with Planning, Cooperation
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Seaside Courier (Encinitas)by By San Diego County Water Authority Vice Chair Mark MuirAs an extraordinarily hot and dry February gives way to what we hope will be a much wetter March, it’s worthwhile to take a few steps back and consider how well-prepared our region is to thrive even in drought. There are many factors, of course, but long-term planning and cooperation are big reasons why we […]
Timely Snowstorms Help Avert Another Disastrous Year for California Ski Industry
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Los Angeles Times by By Hugo MartinPeter Smith is dreaming of a white Independence Day. The longtime ski junkie from Claremont knows that the El Niño weather pattern has yet to put a significant dent in the state’s drought, but a series of storms over the last few months has him fantasizing about a monster ski season that can stretch deep […]