/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The Atlantic (Washington, D.C.)by By Alana Semuels Quoted: Carlsbad Desalination Plant
This growing region needs more water, and it’s spending hundreds of millions to get it. A $72 million plant opened here in 2014 to turn wastewater into drinking water, and the Santa Clara Valley Water District is planning to build five more plants to purify water in the region Water is scarce and expensive in […]
With a lot of recent publicity about El Nino, it can be easy to forget about the drought and saving water.“I don’t think it’s a question of relaxed so much as it is fatigued,” Poway Mayor Steve Vaus said. “You can send the message over and over and over again, but sooner or later people […]
California’s recent trend toward warmer, drier weather has raised concerns that El Nino may be a bust and that the 5-year-old drought may hang around much longer. The Sierra Nevada snowpack has fallen below normal levels, and state data show Californians have been slipping in their monthly water-savings efforts. “As a percent of normal, it […]
Two years ago, Californians voted to pass Proposition 1, a $7.5 billion general obligation bond, also known as the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014. As part of developing a comprehensive water plan for California’s future, Proposition 1 provides $2.7 billion of continuously appropriated funds for the Water Storage Investment Project (“WSIP”) […]
A Tale of Two Water Systems
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Atlantic (Washington, D.C.)by By Alana Semuels Quoted: Carlsbad Desalination PlantThis growing region needs more water, and it’s spending hundreds of millions to get it. A $72 million plant opened here in 2014 to turn wastewater into drinking water, and the Santa Clara Valley Water District is planning to build five more plants to purify water in the region Water is scarce and expensive in […]
El Niño Eclipses Continued Need to Conserve Water
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /NBC San Diegoby By Matt Rascon and Laura McVickerWith a lot of recent publicity about El Nino, it can be easy to forget about the drought and saving water.“I don’t think it’s a question of relaxed so much as it is fatigued,” Poway Mayor Steve Vaus said. “You can send the message over and over and over again, but sooner or later people […]
Drier February Raises Concerns El Nino is Fading
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /CNBCby By Jeff DanielsCalifornia’s recent trend toward warmer, drier weather has raised concerns that El Nino may be a bust and that the 5-year-old drought may hang around much longer. The Sierra Nevada snowpack has fallen below normal levels, and state data show Californians have been slipping in their monthly water-savings efforts. “As a percent of normal, it […]
California Water Bond Funding Will Begin to Flow
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Environmental Leader (Fort Collins, Colo.)by By Craig MoyerTwo years ago, Californians voted to pass Proposition 1, a $7.5 billion general obligation bond, also known as the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014. As part of developing a comprehensive water plan for California’s future, Proposition 1 provides $2.7 billion of continuously appropriated funds for the Water Storage Investment Project (“WSIP”) […]