A series of El Niño-related rainstorms and snowfall is expected to begin late Sunday night and could last all the way into next weekend. There’s a 30% chance of rain between 10 p.m. Sunday and 4 a.m. Monday, and a 70% chance Monday morning, said Robbie Munroe, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Lampoc Record.com (Santa Maria) Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
We’ve talked a lot about desalination in recent years. We have examined the arguments for and against, and it can be compelling both ways. Still, removing salt from sea water and using it to supplement California’s dwindling portfolio seems the only responsible thing to do. Thanks to a billion-dollar experiment on the coast just north […]
This year’s drought has brought an unprecedented amount of attention to California’s water future, and with that debate, two different views about the solution. There is the view we can solve this problem by emphasizing a single approach, such as conserving more water or desalinating the Pacific Ocean. And there is the view that we […]
Beginning Sunday Night, Los Angeles Could See A Week Full Of Rain
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Los Angeles Timesby By Frank ShyongA series of El Niño-related rainstorms and snowfall is expected to begin late Sunday night and could last all the way into next weekend. There’s a 30% chance of rain between 10 p.m. Sunday and 4 a.m. Monday, and a 70% chance Monday morning, said Robbie Munroe, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in […]
OPINION: Planning Today For Tomorrow
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Lampoc Record.com (Santa Maria) Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityWe’ve talked a lot about desalination in recent years. We have examined the arguments for and against, and it can be compelling both ways. Still, removing salt from sea water and using it to supplement California’s dwindling portfolio seems the only responsible thing to do. Thanks to a billion-dollar experiment on the coast just north […]
OPINION: California Needs an ‘All of the Above’ Solution for Water: Guest Commentary
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Daily Newsby By Randy A. RecordThis year’s drought has brought an unprecedented amount of attention to California’s water future, and with that debate, two different views about the solution. There is the view we can solve this problem by emphasizing a single approach, such as conserving more water or desalinating the Pacific Ocean. And there is the view that we […]