The El Niño rainstorm had already turned Nick Blom’s almond orchard into a quagmire. Still, he wheeled open the lid of a massive irrigation pipe. Fifteen minutes later, a gurgling belch heralded a gush of water that surged over the lip of the pipe and spread across five acres of almond trees. Blom is […]
California water regulators on Tuesday approved new rules aimed at improving how the state tracks diversions of surface water. The regulations adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board require all those who divert water from rivers and streams to measure and report how much they use annually. The regulations apply to thousands of […]
A San Diego-area nonprofit group believes fish waste may be the best cure for California’s drought. The local organization ECOLIFE Conservation uses grant funding to create sustainable vegetable gardens that rely on fish waste to fertilize plants. The process is called aquaponics, and the Environmental Club at Patrick Henry High School is the […]
It’s a little too soon to write of this season’s El Niño as a no-show, just because a punishing succession of drenching storms has yet to materialize. The weather phenomenon is still on, even if the drizzles in Southern California and the harder rain up north that are happening now aren’t really El Niño-driven, according […]
Researchers Test a Possible Drought Solution by Flooding an Almond Farm
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Los Angeles Timesby By Geoffrey MohanThe El Niño rainstorm had already turned Nick Blom’s almond orchard into a quagmire. Still, he wheeled open the lid of a massive irrigation pipe. Fifteen minutes later, a gurgling belch heralded a gush of water that surged over the lip of the pipe and spread across five acres of almond trees. Blom is […]
California Adopts Rules for Tracking Water Diversions
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Desert Sun (Palm Springs)by By Ian JamesCalifornia water regulators on Tuesday approved new rules aimed at improving how the state tracks diversions of surface water. The regulations adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board require all those who divert water from rivers and streams to measure and report how much they use annually. The regulations apply to thousands of […]
Could Fish Waste Be Key In California’s Drought Fight?
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /10News (San Diego)by By Joe LittleA San Diego-area nonprofit group believes fish waste may be the best cure for California’s drought. The local organization ECOLIFE Conservation uses grant funding to create sustainable vegetable gardens that rely on fish waste to fertilize plants. The process is called aquaponics, and the Environmental Club at Patrick Henry High School is the […]
El Niño Gearing Up For ‘Second Peak’ in Southern California
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Curbed LAby By Bianca BarraganIt’s a little too soon to write of this season’s El Niño as a no-show, just because a punishing succession of drenching storms has yet to materialize. The weather phenomenon is still on, even if the drizzles in Southern California and the harder rain up north that are happening now aren’t really El Niño-driven, according […]