The first of a series of El Niño-related storms hit Southern California on Monday, drenching highways and soaking potentially unstable hillsides, authorities said. Though there were only a few crashes reported on the freeways and no reports of significant flooding, cities along the Angeles National Forest foothills warned residents to begin preparing for a weeklong […]
Projections of future water supplies and demand reveal a shortage of billions of gallons by 2040, a shortage that Orange County water managers say must be filled in the coming years. More water is needed – or at least more money needs to be spent curtailing increases in demand. To help figure out […]
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 […]
First El Niño Rain Hits L.A.; Bigger Storms Later In the Week
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Los Angeles Timesby By Joseph SernaThe first of a series of El Niño-related storms hit Southern California on Monday, drenching highways and soaking potentially unstable hillsides, authorities said. Though there were only a few crashes reported on the freeways and no reports of significant flooding, cities along the Angeles National Forest foothills warned residents to begin preparing for a weeklong […]
How Much Water? Officials Hope to Project What’s Needed, What Mother Nature Will Provide And What’s Next
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Orange County Register by By Aaron OrlowskiProjections of future water supplies and demand reveal a shortage of billions of gallons by 2040, a shortage that Orange County water managers say must be filled in the coming years. More water is needed – or at least more money needs to be spent curtailing increases in demand. To help figure out […]
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 […]