The largest project in the city of San Marcos is only a few weeks from completion. The city dedicated millions of dollars and spent three years improving the area around San Marcos Creek, which runs through the center of town. The creek regularly flooded streets when it rained, prompting road closures and backed–up traffic.
Following an epic winter that has grown the California snowpack to historic levels, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is preparing for an equally epic runoff season. With the Eastern Sierra snowpack at 296% of normal, the municipally owned water agency for the City of Los Angeles is anticipating runoff to be 225% […]
Mark Pestrella is the director of L.A. County Public Works, which oversees 27 spreading grounds and 14 dams that both hold most of our local water supply as well as prevent massive flooding in the cities below. Pestrella said he isn’t losing sleep over a megaflood. His biggest concern? The increasing severity of smaller, but […]
Over the last four months, storm after storm pounded the California coast – leading to dramatic changes in our water supply and drought conditions – including in San Diego. But many are asking whether it’s safe to say the drought is complete “over.” The weekly published Drought Monitor shows that conditions significantly improved compared to last year.
San Marcos Creek Set to Become a Feature Instead of a Foe
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /NBC 7 by Joe LittleThe largest project in the city of San Marcos is only a few weeks from completion. The city dedicated millions of dollars and spent three years improving the area around San Marcos Creek, which runs through the center of town. The creek regularly flooded streets when it rained, prompting road closures and backed–up traffic.
LADWP Prepares for Flooding in the Eastern Sierra
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Spectrum News 1 by Susan CarpenterFollowing an epic winter that has grown the California snowpack to historic levels, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is preparing for an equally epic runoff season. With the Eastern Sierra snowpack at 296% of normal, the municipally owned water agency for the City of Los Angeles is anticipating runoff to be 225% […]
Land of Fire and Flood: How the Climate Crisis is Challenging Our Water Supply
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /LAist by Erin StoneMark Pestrella is the director of L.A. County Public Works, which oversees 27 spreading grounds and 14 dams that both hold most of our local water supply as well as prevent massive flooding in the cities below. Pestrella said he isn’t losing sleep over a megaflood. His biggest concern? The increasing severity of smaller, but […]
Did the Months of Recent Rain End California’s Drought? Experts Say It’s Complicated
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /CBS8by Evan NooraniOver the last four months, storm after storm pounded the California coast – leading to dramatic changes in our water supply and drought conditions – including in San Diego. But many are asking whether it’s safe to say the drought is complete “over.” The weekly published Drought Monitor shows that conditions significantly improved compared to last year.