Higher-than-normal rainfall associated with El Niño has diminished the risk of wildfires in California for the next four months, according to a national fire agency report. However, those same rains ultimately could trigger an uptick in grass fires at lower elevations because of a heavy grass crop expected in late spring, according to the […]
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 […]
El Niño Rainstorms Improving Wildfire Conditions Throughout California, Fire Agency Says
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby By Veronica RochaHigher-than-normal rainfall associated with El Niño has diminished the risk of wildfires in California for the next four months, according to a national fire agency report. However, those same rains ultimately could trigger an uptick in grass fires at lower elevations because of a heavy grass crop expected in late spring, according to the […]
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 […]