San Diego County and the rest of Southern California are under a new drought emergency announced this week. Local waters officials are encouraging conservation but say our local water supply is stable.
The cost of desalinated water in San Diego is about to dramatically increase, as Poseidon scrambles to meet state environmental regulations for protecting fish and other marine life at its Carlsbad facility. An ongoing overhaul of the Claude “Bud” Lewis plant’s intake system is estimated to cost roughly $274 million, regional water officials announced Thursday.
As California faces the prospect of a fourth consecutive dry year, officials with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California have declared a regional drought emergency and called on water agencies to immediately reduce their use of all imported supplies. The decision from MWD’s board came about eight months after officials declared a similar emergency for […]
San Diego County supervisors voted 4-0 Wednesday in favor of a multi-year program to increase the use of native plants in the region. The program was developed by the San Diego Regional Biodiversity Working Group, which formed via a proposal from Supervisors Nathan Fletcher and Terra Lawson-Remer. Lawson-Remer said that more native plants aren’t just good […]
New Drought Emergency Declared for Southern California
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPBS Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthoritySan Diego County and the rest of Southern California are under a new drought emergency announced this week. Local waters officials are encouraging conservation but say our local water supply is stable.
San Diegans Poised to Pay Skyrocketing Price for Poseidon’s Desalinated Water
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Joshua Emerson Smith Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe cost of desalinated water in San Diego is about to dramatically increase, as Poseidon scrambles to meet state environmental regulations for protecting fish and other marine life at its Carlsbad facility. An ongoing overhaul of the Claude “Bud” Lewis plant’s intake system is estimated to cost roughly $274 million, regional water officials announced Thursday.
Drought Emergency Declared for All Southern California
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribune / Los Angeles Timesby Hayley Smith and Joshua Emerson Smith Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityAs California faces the prospect of a fourth consecutive dry year, officials with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California have declared a regional drought emergency and called on water agencies to immediately reduce their use of all imported supplies. The decision from MWD’s board came about eight months after officials declared a similar emergency for […]
San Diego County Supervisors OK Program to Increase Use of Native Plants
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diego by Elizabeth Ireland and City News ServiceSan Diego County supervisors voted 4-0 Wednesday in favor of a multi-year program to increase the use of native plants in the region. The program was developed by the San Diego Regional Biodiversity Working Group, which formed via a proposal from Supervisors Nathan Fletcher and Terra Lawson-Remer. Lawson-Remer said that more native plants aren’t just good […]