The Santa Fe Irrigation District commemorated its 100-year anniversary at a “Century of Service” celebration on June 21 with community leaders and neighbors. The district was established in 1923 as a California Special District under the Irrigation District Act of 1887 and currently provides drinking and recycled water services for more than 19,800 residents in […]
Most of California exists under dueling states of emergency. Since February, storms have caused emergency-level flooding and damage in 47 of the state’s 58 counties, yet most of California only recently exited a drought emergency. One rainy season can’t supplant years of drought, but images of flooded cities and towns — and the injuries and deaths caused […]
Rep. Scott Peters has called on Baja California Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila to provide updates on the status of projects in Mexico to reduce wastewater pollution, including the construction of a new sewage treatment facility in Tijuana. Mexico has pledged to spend $144 million in 2022 to build sanitation infrastructure to stop the sewage outflow that […]
News reports about the campaign for La Jolla to secede from San Diego overlook some basic facts about critical infrastructure that will make or break a Southern California city in the next 30 years. The simple, visible elements like potholes, streetlights and sidewalks are only a tiny fraction of the infrastructure puzzle. The real problem […]
Santa Fe Irrigation District Celebrates 100 Years of Service
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Rancho Santa Fe ReviewThe Santa Fe Irrigation District commemorated its 100-year anniversary at a “Century of Service” celebration on June 21 with community leaders and neighbors. The district was established in 1923 as a California Special District under the Irrigation District Act of 1887 and currently provides drinking and recycled water services for more than 19,800 residents in […]
Opinion: California Must Modernize its Water System to Avoid Extremes of Drought to Flood
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby Gary ArantMost of California exists under dueling states of emergency. Since February, storms have caused emergency-level flooding and damage in 47 of the state’s 58 counties, yet most of California only recently exited a drought emergency. One rainy season can’t supplant years of drought, but images of flooded cities and towns — and the injuries and deaths caused […]
Rep. Peters Seeks Update on Mexico’s Efforts To End Sewage Flow From Tijuana
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Times of San Diegoby Chris JenneweinRep. Scott Peters has called on Baja California Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila to provide updates on the status of projects in Mexico to reduce wastewater pollution, including the construction of a new sewage treatment facility in Tijuana. Mexico has pledged to spend $144 million in 2022 to build sanitation infrastructure to stop the sewage outflow that […]
Opinion: One Big Question for San Diegans as La Jolla Considers Leaving is, ‘What About the Water?’
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribune by Tim Cooper Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityNews reports about the campaign for La Jolla to secede from San Diego overlook some basic facts about critical infrastructure that will make or break a Southern California city in the next 30 years. The simple, visible elements like potholes, streetlights and sidewalks are only a tiny fraction of the infrastructure puzzle. The real problem […]