While some growers may see the emerging new state groundwater regulations as a potential burden, Helm, Calif., farmer Don Cameron sees them as an opportunity.Few growers understand California’s groundwater crisis better than Cameron, who farms almonds, walnuts and about two dozen other crops on 7,000 acres on the north fork of the Kings River in […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Encinitas Advocate by By Jared Whitlock Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority
Residents in the San Diego Water District are currently tasked with slashing water use 28 percent under state-mandated rules, but this target could be lowered to 20 percent. General Manager Bill O’Donnell at the district’s Feb. 17 board meeting said the state might lower the district’s target based on a credit for districts that have […]
Following a national search to select its top legal officer, the San Diego County Water Authority Thursday named local attorney Mark J. Hattam as general counsel. A partner in the San Diego office of Allen Matkins, a California-based law firm specializing in real estate, litigation, labor, tax, land use and business law, Hattam will begin […]
A drier February is having an impact on the snow pack in the Sierra Nevada. The State Department of Water Resources said Tuesday the statewide snow pack water content is 7 percent below normal despite the fact that precipitation since October 1st is only about 5 percent above average.
California Groundwater Crisis Creates Burdens, Opportunities for Growers
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Capital Press (Salem, Ore.)by By Tim HeardenWhile some growers may see the emerging new state groundwater regulations as a potential burden, Helm, Calif., farmer Don Cameron sees them as an opportunity.Few growers understand California’s groundwater crisis better than Cameron, who farms almonds, walnuts and about two dozen other crops on 7,000 acres on the north fork of the Kings River in […]
Drought Targets Could Be Lowered
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Encinitas Advocate by By Jared Whitlock Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityResidents in the San Diego Water District are currently tasked with slashing water use 28 percent under state-mandated rules, but this target could be lowered to 20 percent. General Manager Bill O’Donnell at the district’s Feb. 17 board meeting said the state might lower the district’s target based on a credit for districts that have […]
San Diego County Water Authority Gets a New Lawyer
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Times of San DiegoFollowing a national search to select its top legal officer, the San Diego County Water Authority Thursday named local attorney Mark J. Hattam as general counsel. A partner in the San Diego office of Allen Matkins, a California-based law firm specializing in real estate, litigation, labor, tax, land use and business law, Hattam will begin […]
California Snow Pack Dwindles After Generous January Storms
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Inland News Today (Riverside)A drier February is having an impact on the snow pack in the Sierra Nevada. The State Department of Water Resources said Tuesday the statewide snow pack water content is 7 percent below normal despite the fact that precipitation since October 1st is only about 5 percent above average.