The San Diego County Water Authority was awarded $3.3 million Thursday by the state’s Department of Water Resources for installation of high-efficiency toilets and smart irrigation controllers. The funding is part of $46 million in grants the department awarded nine projects in six counties. The Urban Community Drought Relief Grant program is intended to “address drought impacts in California’s […]
The failure of California and six other Western states to meet a Jan. 31 deadline for deciding how to divvy up the dwindling water supplied by the Colorado River clears the way for one of the biggest fights over natural resources in U.S. history — and already the Golden State is being cast as the […]
If you thought San Diego County was off to a particularly wet start to the new year, you’re absolutely right. The National Weather Service said with January, the region experienced its wettest month since February 2005. Winter storms brought measurable rain to the county last month, bringing a rain total of 5.14 inches, according to […]
The Department of Water Resources said Wednesday the snowpack in the Sierra Nevada has reached 205% of normal thanks to a series of storms, though dry weather between now and April could still threaten water supplies. The snowpack received a significant boost from one of the wettest three-week periods on record in California, following the driest three-year […]
Water Authority Awarded $3M from State’s Urban Drought Relief Grant Program
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diego Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe San Diego County Water Authority was awarded $3.3 million Thursday by the state’s Department of Water Resources for installation of high-efficiency toilets and smart irrigation controllers. The funding is part of $46 million in grants the department awarded nine projects in six counties. The Urban Community Drought Relief Grant program is intended to “address drought impacts in California’s […]
Opinion: Why California Leaders May Regret Playing Hardball in Negotiations Over the Colorado River
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-TribuneThe failure of California and six other Western states to meet a Jan. 31 deadline for deciding how to divvy up the dwindling water supplied by the Colorado River clears the way for one of the biggest fights over natural resources in U.S. history — and already the Golden State is being cast as the […]
January Was San Diego’s Wettest Month Since Feb. 2005: NWS
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /NBC 7 San Diegoby Karla Rendon-AlvarezIf you thought San Diego County was off to a particularly wet start to the new year, you’re absolutely right. The National Weather Service said with January, the region experienced its wettest month since February 2005. Winter storms brought measurable rain to the county last month, bringing a rain total of 5.14 inches, according to […]
Sierra Nevada Snowpack Now at 205% of Normal, But Dry Weather Could Return
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby Chris JenneweinThe Department of Water Resources said Wednesday the snowpack in the Sierra Nevada has reached 205% of normal thanks to a series of storms, though dry weather between now and April could still threaten water supplies. The snowpack received a significant boost from one of the wettest three-week periods on record in California, following the driest three-year […]