Keeping California’s agricultural land in production depends on fixing its growing water problems. As the state considers its options, many farmers want to revive the approach that worked for them in the last century: building dams. Not far from this tiny hamlet northeast of Fresno, for instance, the government is thinking of building a […]
On a Thursday in February four years ago, the self-described “low-level civil servant” who produces OnthePublicRecord.org, an anonymous blog about California water, posted an existential lament about life amid the policy wonks. “Sometimes I wonder what terrible thing I did wrong in a previous lifetime that I must now spend so much of my […]
This is it folks. This year’s Monster El Niño has finally hit! The incessant ringing of flash flood and tornado warnings on everyone’s phones are causing panic and chaos all over Southern California. Branches are falling, bugs are drowning, fire alarms are ringing and umbrellas are being torn to shreds. San Diegans are wondering why […]
Q: With all the rain we’ve received recently, we’ve turned off our irrigation system. What else can we do to conserve during winter? A: You’re off to a great start by turning off sprinklers; outdoor water use accounts for more than half of water use in a typical home. There are indeed other ways […]
California Struggles over Water Storage for Farmers
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Inland News Today (Riverside)Keeping California’s agricultural land in production depends on fixing its growing water problems. As the state considers its options, many farmers want to revive the approach that worked for them in the last century: building dams. Not far from this tiny hamlet northeast of Fresno, for instance, the government is thinking of building a […]
How an Anonymous Blogger Stands Out On California Water Policy
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Los Angeles Timesby By Peter H. KingOn a Thursday in February four years ago, the self-described “low-level civil servant” who produces OnthePublicRecord.org, an anonymous blog about California water, posted an existential lament about life amid the policy wonks. “Sometimes I wonder what terrible thing I did wrong in a previous lifetime that I must now spend so much of my […]
How-To Guru: Surviving El Nino
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Guardian (UCSD)This is it folks. This year’s Monster El Niño has finally hit! The incessant ringing of flash flood and tornado warnings on everyone’s phones are causing panic and chaos all over Southern California. Branches are falling, bugs are drowning, fire alarms are ringing and umbrellas are being torn to shreds. San Diegans are wondering why […]
Water Saving Goals Still In Effect
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-TribuneQ: With all the rain we’ve received recently, we’ve turned off our irrigation system. What else can we do to conserve during winter? A: You’re off to a great start by turning off sprinklers; outdoor water use accounts for more than half of water use in a typical home. There are indeed other ways […]