Given the recent Pacific and atmospheric river storms battering the entire state, San Diego reservoirs are filling up exponentially, especially within the city of San Diego. However, while the recent downpours have helped, it won’t entirely solve the region’s drought situation. According to the city, local reservoirs have collected seven billion gallons of water from […]
Though recent rains have helped, the city of Carlsbad is still striving to conserve water. The rains have helped, but conservation is still needed, according to the Carlsbad City Manager’s office.
Camarillo’s North Pleasant Valley Groundwater Desalter began producing drinking water earlier this month, diminishing the city’s reliance on imported water. The reverse-osmosis desalter, located at 2727 Somis Road, converts unusable brackish groundwater into 1 million gallons of high-quality potable water per day, city staff said in a news release. The plant will be producing about […]
Now that the shock of a series of January storms has worn off, Los Angeles County officials face a herculean chore: Five reservoirs along south-facing San Gabriel Mountain slopes are filled with so much debris and soupy mud that they pose a flood risk to the communities below.
7 Billion Gallons of Water Fill Up San Diego Reservoirs, but What Does This Mean for the County’s Drought Levels?
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Fox 5 San Diegoby Sarah AlegreGiven the recent Pacific and atmospheric river storms battering the entire state, San Diego reservoirs are filling up exponentially, especially within the city of San Diego. However, while the recent downpours have helped, it won’t entirely solve the region’s drought situation. According to the city, local reservoirs have collected seven billion gallons of water from […]
Water Conservation Still Necessary for Carlsbad Residents
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Patch.comby Ashley LudwigThough recent rains have helped, the city of Carlsbad is still striving to conserve water. The rains have helped, but conservation is still needed, according to the Carlsbad City Manager’s office.
Camarillo’s Desalter Plant Begins Supplying Drinking Water
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /VC Starby Brian J. VarelaCamarillo’s North Pleasant Valley Groundwater Desalter began producing drinking water earlier this month, diminishing the city’s reliance on imported water. The reverse-osmosis desalter, located at 2727 Somis Road, converts unusable brackish groundwater into 1 million gallons of high-quality potable water per day, city staff said in a news release. The plant will be producing about […]
January Storms Leave L.A. County Flood-Control Dams at Risk of Overflowing
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Louis SahagunNow that the shock of a series of January storms has worn off, Los Angeles County officials face a herculean chore: Five reservoirs along south-facing San Gabriel Mountain slopes are filled with so much debris and soupy mud that they pose a flood risk to the communities below.