The first stage of a new groundwater storage project in the Antelope Valley is now up and running after three years of construction. The High Desert Water Bank, which is through a partnership with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency (AVEK), has the capacity to store and […]
San Diego County will spend $5 million to expand removal of sewage and trash from Mexico that accumulates in the Tijuana River Valley. On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a plan that involves building a sediment- and trash-control basin and dredging the drainage channels, known as Smuggler’s Gulch and Pilot Channel, that often […]
With California facing the prospect of a second consecutive winter of heavy precipitation, state officials are urging residents to prepare for possible widespread flooding and evacuations in the coming months. Barely a year after dozens of powerful atmospheric rivers pounded the state and triggered historic flooding, state officials gathered at a muddy berm and pumping […]
The value of San Diego County’s agricultural output increased by $24 million in 2022 over the previous year, the seventh year of growth in the last decade, according to the county’s annual crop report released Monday. The 2022 growing season saw a 1.4% increase over 2021, rising to $1.78 billion. The county remains the number one producer […]
A New Groundwater Storage Project Could Help Southern California in the Next Drought
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /LAist by Makenna SievertsonThe first stage of a new groundwater storage project in the Antelope Valley is now up and running after three years of construction. The High Desert Water Bank, which is through a partnership with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency (AVEK), has the capacity to store and […]
San Diego County Supervisors Approve Project to Expand Removal of Debris in the Tijuana River
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Tammy MurgaSan Diego County will spend $5 million to expand removal of sewage and trash from Mexico that accumulates in the Tijuana River Valley. On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a plan that involves building a sediment- and trash-control basin and dredging the drainage channels, known as Smuggler’s Gulch and Pilot Channel, that often […]
Officials Urge California Residents to Brace for Flooding as El Niño Looms
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles Timesby Jessica GarrisonWith California facing the prospect of a second consecutive winter of heavy precipitation, state officials are urging residents to prepare for possible widespread flooding and evacuations in the coming months. Barely a year after dozens of powerful atmospheric rivers pounded the state and triggered historic flooding, state officials gathered at a muddy berm and pumping […]
SD County Crops Rise in Value for 7th Time in Past Decade to $7.8 Billion
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Times of San Diego by Debbie L. SklarThe value of San Diego County’s agricultural output increased by $24 million in 2022 over the previous year, the seventh year of growth in the last decade, according to the county’s annual crop report released Monday. The 2022 growing season saw a 1.4% increase over 2021, rising to $1.78 billion. The county remains the number one producer […]