Residents and businesses in some Southern California cities could be forced to let their lawns go brown in September, as emergency pipeline repairs cut off water supplies from the vital Colorado River for two weeks. With a record-setting drought limiting other options, Burbank sent notice Tuesday that no sprinklers or other automated irrigation will be […]
Olivenhain Municipal Water District is beginning construction this week on a new recycled water pipeline in Encinitas along Manchester Avenue and South El Camino Real from Via Poco to Tennis Club Drive. Once complete, customers connecting to this new pipeline will irrigate with recycled water, which will reduce demand for imported potable water by more […]
When Jeanne Reutlinger moved to her Escondido home in 2019, the neglected front yard was full of weeds, baked by the sun, and car exhausts from the street. Three years later, Reutlinger’s vision and hard work for a natural low maintenance habitat created a pollinator’s paradise full of native plants. Her efforts won the 2022 […]
In case you missed the memo: Glossy green lawns fed by sprinklers arcing water into the sky just don’t work anymore in these days of lingering drought. As the supply of water in reservoirs and wells continues to shrink around California, we need to change what and how we’re irrigating. Public parks might arguably be good locations for large […]
Some Southern California Cities to Ban Outdoor Watering for Two Weeks
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Orange County Registerby Brooke StaggsResidents and businesses in some Southern California cities could be forced to let their lawns go brown in September, as emergency pipeline repairs cut off water supplies from the vital Colorado River for two weeks. With a record-setting drought limiting other options, Burbank sent notice Tuesday that no sprinklers or other automated irrigation will be […]
Manchester Pipeline Projects Continue with Installation of Recycled Water Pipeline
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News NetworkOlivenhain Municipal Water District is beginning construction this week on a new recycled water pipeline in Encinitas along Manchester Avenue and South El Camino Real from Via Poco to Tennis Club Drive. Once complete, customers connecting to this new pipeline will irrigate with recycled water, which will reduce demand for imported potable water by more […]
Escondido Landscape Makeover Winner Goes from Weeds to Wow
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News NetworkWhen Jeanne Reutlinger moved to her Escondido home in 2019, the neglected front yard was full of weeds, baked by the sun, and car exhausts from the street. Three years later, Reutlinger’s vision and hard work for a natural low maintenance habitat created a pollinator’s paradise full of native plants. Her efforts won the 2022 […]
Tear Out Your Lawn, Save California
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Jeanette Marantos and Lisa BooneIn case you missed the memo: Glossy green lawns fed by sprinklers arcing water into the sky just don’t work anymore in these days of lingering drought. As the supply of water in reservoirs and wells continues to shrink around California, we need to change what and how we’re irrigating. Public parks might arguably be good locations for large […]