Many headlines in recent days have touched on the ongoing drought and California’s response to it. Each of these developments relates to a facet of the Golden State’s complicated relationship with water and how we as Californians will move forward. While there has been some pretty good news to celebrate after years of extremely dry […]
It was 22 degrees and snowing Tuesday morning. State snow surveyor Frank Gehrke slowly crossed a blanketed field. He periodically jabbed a hollow pole into the snow and then hung it from a portable scale, reading nature to draw a bead on where, exactly, the California drought is heading.
Q: Is it feasible to run washing machine water onto the grass? I remember my father doing this and it kept our grass green in the hot San Fernando Valley. A: Homeowners don’t need permits for recycling graywater from washing machines to irrigate certain types of landscaping such as grass when leach-line systems comply with […]
Except for a series of storms the first week of January, the forecasts calling for a Super El Niño for Southern California this winter have not lived up to the predictions – yet. With California in the midst of a four year drought, the forecasts last fall of a Super El Niño and an above […]
OPINION: Our Voice: California Must Keep On Smart Water Path
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Desert Sun (Palm Springs)Many headlines in recent days have touched on the ongoing drought and California’s response to it. Each of these developments relates to a facet of the Golden State’s complicated relationship with water and how we as Californians will move forward. While there has been some pretty good news to celebrate after years of extremely dry […]
California Journal: Barren a Year Ago, a Snowpack Station Comes Up Deep and Dense
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Los Angeles Timesby Robin AbcarianIt was 22 degrees and snowing Tuesday morning. State snow surveyor Frank Gehrke slowly crossed a blanketed field. He periodically jabbed a hollow pole into the snow and then hung it from a portable scale, reading nature to draw a bead on where, exactly, the California drought is heading.
Dear Drought Fighter: Graywater Can Be Recycled
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-TribuneQ: Is it feasible to run washing machine water onto the grass? I remember my father doing this and it kept our grass green in the hot San Fernando Valley. A: Homeowners don’t need permits for recycling graywater from washing machines to irrigate certain types of landscaping such as grass when leach-line systems comply with […]
OPINION: It’s Too Early To Give Up On El Niño
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Orange County Registerby Ian LamontExcept for a series of storms the first week of January, the forecasts calling for a Super El Niño for Southern California this winter have not lived up to the predictions – yet. With California in the midst of a four year drought, the forecasts last fall of a Super El Niño and an above […]