The San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) last week started a months-long public process to refine its next two-year budget and draft a preliminary proposed rate increase for 2024. The average rates charged by the Water Authority are currently projected to rise by approximately 14% next year, though agency staff and board members are assessing […]
The Imperial Valley, a vast grid of greens, browns and yellows, produces dozens of crops. But two visual features define the valley: open channels carrying water from the Colorado River and blocks of hay that tower above the irrigation channels. Forage crops such as alfalfa, sudangrass and bermudagrass cover more than half the Imperial Valley’s […]
Hours after another storm soaked Southern California, LA County’s principal stormwater engineer Sterling Klippel stands at the base of the San Gabriel Dam, looking like a kid in a candy store. He gazes in awe at the thousands of gallons of stormwater rushing through this dam every second. “Just this October, this facility was completely drained,” […]
Recent wet weather is helping fill up the often-dry Twitchell Reservoir to a dramatically high level not seen in a quarter century. As of Wednesday, the reservoir located about 10 miles east of Santa Maria, along the Northern Santa Barbara and South San Luis Obispo county line, measured at 57% capacity, a remarkable amount since […]
SDCWA Begins FY ’24-25 Budget Process
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /San Diego Business Journalby George Lurie Quoted: Sandra KerlThe San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) last week started a months-long public process to refine its next two-year budget and draft a preliminary proposed rate increase for 2024. The average rates charged by the Water Authority are currently projected to rise by approximately 14% next year, though agency staff and board members are assessing […]
Desert Farmers Defend Maligned Alfalfa Production
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Ag Alertby Caleb HamptonThe Imperial Valley, a vast grid of greens, browns and yellows, produces dozens of crops. But two visual features define the valley: open channels carrying water from the Colorado River and blocks of hay that tower above the irrigation channels. Forage crops such as alfalfa, sudangrass and bermudagrass cover more than half the Imperial Valley’s […]
LA Reuses Lots of Stormwater, but Wants to Save More
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KCRWby Caleigh WellsHours after another storm soaked Southern California, LA County’s principal stormwater engineer Sterling Klippel stands at the base of the San Gabriel Dam, looking like a kid in a candy store. He gazes in awe at the thousands of gallons of stormwater rushing through this dam every second. “Just this October, this facility was completely drained,” […]
Often-Dry Twitchell Reservoir East of Santa Maria Filling Up to Dramatically High Level
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KEYT TVby Dave AlleyRecent wet weather is helping fill up the often-dry Twitchell Reservoir to a dramatically high level not seen in a quarter century. As of Wednesday, the reservoir located about 10 miles east of Santa Maria, along the Northern Santa Barbara and South San Luis Obispo county line, measured at 57% capacity, a remarkable amount since […]