California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office announced Thursday that 44 statewide drought and flood projects will receive millions of dollars in Department of Water Resources grants. In total, $217 million will be directed to increase water supply, combat flooding, and expand new water storage and conservation initiatives. An additional $71 million will be used to respond […]
Long Beach Utilities commissioners met again Thursday to discuss a potential rate hike for water, which could be as high as 10% next year as the department deals with declining sales due to customer conservation, increasing costs and an expanding capital investment plan that could, in the long term, increase the city’s supply of less […]
Imperial Beach urgently needs federal funding to put an end to the Tijuana River’s ongoing sewage spill that’s kept portions of the city’s beaches closed, Mayor Paloma Aguirre wrote in a letter to the White House. Seeking a federal state of emergency status for the continued pollution, Mayor Aguirre called on the Biden administration to […]
The shrinking and drying out of the Salton Sea has reduced stress on the San Andreas Fault, possibly reducing the frequency and severity of earthquakes in Southern California, according to research from San Diego State University and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The study, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, found that the reduced stress on the […]
These Southern California Water Projects Received Millions in Grant Funding to Combat Drought, Floods
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KTLA 5by Travis SchleppCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office announced Thursday that 44 statewide drought and flood projects will receive millions of dollars in Department of Water Resources grants. In total, $217 million will be directed to increase water supply, combat flooding, and expand new water storage and conservation initiatives. An additional $71 million will be used to respond […]
Commissioners Discuss Hikes to Long Beach Water Rates; Vote Expected June 22
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Long Beach Postby Jason RuizLong Beach Utilities commissioners met again Thursday to discuss a potential rate hike for water, which could be as high as 10% next year as the department deals with declining sales due to customer conservation, increasing costs and an expanding capital investment plan that could, in the long term, increase the city’s supply of less […]
Imperial Beach Seeks Federal Assistance in Ceasing Ongoing Pollution from Tijuana River Sewage Spill
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /NBC 7 San Diegoby Karla RendonImperial Beach urgently needs federal funding to put an end to the Tijuana River’s ongoing sewage spill that’s kept portions of the city’s beaches closed, Mayor Paloma Aguirre wrote in a letter to the White House. Seeking a federal state of emergency status for the continued pollution, Mayor Aguirre called on the Biden administration to […]
As Salton Sea Shrinks, Potential for Earthquakes Reduced, New Study Finds
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby Debbie SklarThe shrinking and drying out of the Salton Sea has reduced stress on the San Andreas Fault, possibly reducing the frequency and severity of earthquakes in Southern California, according to research from San Diego State University and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The study, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, found that the reduced stress on the […]