Californians gave their irrigation systems the winter off in much of 2023 thanks to above-average precipitation. As the weather warms, the U.S. EPA encourages everyone to perform a maintenance check in April as part of its “Sprinkler Spruce Up” effort.
A fund to help San Diego County residents pay their water bills still has $2.5 million sitting unclaimed. According to leadership of the nonprofit Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee on Anti-Poverty, or MAAC, which manages the fund, many people may not realize they qualify for assistance. “We don’t want to leave money on the table when […]
As early as midnight, scores of Mexicali residents with U.S. citizenship or legal status line up at the port of entry. They cross into Calexico, walking past darkened storefronts, and gather near a 24-hour donut shop. Before dawn, they board buses for fields across the Imperial Valley. Every year, some 15,000 people legally cross the […]
Lake Hodges Dam has received the state’s worst possible safety rating, leaving the city with another delay in making repairs some say are decades overdue. Last month, the state’s Division of Safety of Dams downgraded its condition from poor to unsatisfactory due to seismic issues, rating the hazard “extremely high.” The 105-year-old city dam is […]
Spruce Up Your Sprinklers in April
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News NetworkCalifornians gave their irrigation systems the winter off in much of 2023 thanks to above-average precipitation. As the weather warms, the U.S. EPA encourages everyone to perform a maintenance check in April as part of its “Sprinkler Spruce Up” effort.
Millions Still Available to Help Low-Income San Diegans With Water Bills
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPBSby Katie HysonA fund to help San Diego County residents pay their water bills still has $2.5 million sitting unclaimed. According to leadership of the nonprofit Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee on Anti-Poverty, or MAAC, which manages the fund, many people may not realize they qualify for assistance. “We don’t want to leave money on the table when […]
As River Runs Dry, Desert Region is at a Crossroads
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /AgAlertby Caleb HamptonAs early as midnight, scores of Mexicali residents with U.S. citizenship or legal status line up at the port of entry. They cross into Calexico, walking past darkened storefronts, and gather near a 24-hour donut shop. Before dawn, they board buses for fields across the Imperial Valley. Every year, some 15,000 people legally cross the […]
Rains Worsen San Diego’s Most Dangerous Dam
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /San Diego Readerby Sheila Pell Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityLake Hodges Dam has received the state’s worst possible safety rating, leaving the city with another delay in making repairs some say are decades overdue. Last month, the state’s Division of Safety of Dams downgraded its condition from poor to unsatisfactory due to seismic issues, rating the hazard “extremely high.” The 105-year-old city dam is […]