A crowd of more than angry residents turned out at the Alpine Community Planning Group hearing on March 23, where Sweetwater Water Authority officials addressed concerns over damage at Loveland Reservoir after SWA drained it to dead pool status. Audience members and planning group members peppered SWA officials with questions in the at times contentious […]
Water districts serving the California desert will receive nearly $18 million in federal infrastructure funds, officials announced this week, including for Imperial County’s first major reservoir and critical repairs to the aging All-American Canal. The grants and loans come days before a likely federal announcement on possible cuts or other changes to Colorado River allocations […]
The ocean temperature off Del Mar fell to 52.25 degrees this week, the lowest reading in San Diego County waters since UC San Diego began using a buoy system in the 1970s to monitor large areas of the U.S. coastline. UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography said near-record low readings also were recorded this week at […]
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors heard from the public Wednesday on a proposed sewer system rate increase for eight unincorporated communities, and ultimately delayed a planned vote in light of opposition. The ordinance was originally set for approval Wednesday but was continued until early May after the county received at last 117 letters, […]
In Heated Alpine Meeting, Sweetwater Officials Pledge to Restore Some Damage, Reopen Loveland Reservoir—but Won’t Rule Out Future Extreme Draining
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /East County Magazineby Miriam RafteryA crowd of more than angry residents turned out at the Alpine Community Planning Group hearing on March 23, where Sweetwater Water Authority officials addressed concerns over damage at Loveland Reservoir after SWA drained it to dead pool status. Audience members and planning group members peppered SWA officials with questions in the at times contentious […]
Feds Give Millions to Desert Water Projects, Warn a Wet Year is Not Enough
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Desert Sunby Janet WilsonWater districts serving the California desert will receive nearly $18 million in federal infrastructure funds, officials announced this week, including for Imperial County’s first major reservoir and critical repairs to the aging All-American Canal. The grants and loans come days before a likely federal announcement on possible cuts or other changes to Colorado River allocations […]
Coldest Ocean Water Temperature in Decades Recorded Off San Diego County
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Gary RobbinsThe ocean temperature off Del Mar fell to 52.25 degrees this week, the lowest reading in San Diego County waters since UC San Diego began using a buoy system in the 1970s to monitor large areas of the U.S. coastline. UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography said near-record low readings also were recorded this week at […]
San Diego County Supervisors Delay Vote on Sewer Rate Increase
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /KPBS by City News ServiceThe San Diego County Board of Supervisors heard from the public Wednesday on a proposed sewer system rate increase for eight unincorporated communities, and ultimately delayed a planned vote in light of opposition. The ordinance was originally set for approval Wednesday but was continued until early May after the county received at last 117 letters, […]