Raúl Monterroso of San Fernando knows that he can do little to help the struggling garden patio in front of his house. After all, he takes the new water restrictions seriously. “Here, everything is dry, we have the entire irrigation system closed, my poor wife is crying over her plants,” said the Guatemala native, who […]
Five students from Chula Vista and El Cajon schools have been selected from 123 submissions as the winners of Otay Water District’s 2022 Water is Life Student Poster Contest.
Days before the federal government shied-away from telling Western states how to curtail consumption of the drought-stressed Colorado River, Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a plan to speed-up projects that would help California use less of it. To be clear: California hasn’t yet taken any big cuts from its Colorado River allocation, despite being its largest […]
Susan and Steve Matloff are doing what they do most days when they are at home: spending time in their front yard with their kids, talking with neighbors, playing with their dog Blue and passing home-grown onions to random passersby. When they installed raised vegetable beds alongside the sidewalk, they fantasized about living off the […]
California’s Drought Touches Everyone, But Water Restrictions Play Out Unevenly Across Communities
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Soudi JimenezRaúl Monterroso of San Fernando knows that he can do little to help the struggling garden patio in front of his house. After all, he takes the new water restrictions seriously. “Here, everything is dry, we have the entire irrigation system closed, my poor wife is crying over her plants,” said the Guatemala native, who […]
Otay Poster Contest Winners Demonstrate the Value of Water Conservation
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News NetworkFive students from Chula Vista and El Cajon schools have been selected from 123 submissions as the winners of Otay Water District’s 2022 Water is Life Student Poster Contest.
A Drought Conversation with California’s Natural Resources Secretary
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie ElmerDays before the federal government shied-away from telling Western states how to curtail consumption of the drought-stressed Colorado River, Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a plan to speed-up projects that would help California use less of it. To be clear: California hasn’t yet taken any big cuts from its Colorado River allocation, despite being its largest […]
They Wanted Their Drought-Tolerant Yard to Spark Conversations. But Not on Nextdoor
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /Los Angeles Timesby Lisa BooneSusan and Steve Matloff are doing what they do most days when they are at home: spending time in their front yard with their kids, talking with neighbors, playing with their dog Blue and passing home-grown onions to random passersby. When they installed raised vegetable beds alongside the sidewalk, they fantasized about living off the […]