The city of San Diego pursued its massive wastewater-to-drinking water recycling program, in part, because the federal government said it had to. Millions of gallons of undertreated sewage enters the Pacific Ocean through the city’s aging Point Loma treatment plant on the regular; Pure Water is the region’s first step toward a solution. But now, […]
Long before the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California declared a water shortage emergency and ordered outdoor watering limited to one day a week, Sarah Lariviere, an avid gardener, was thinking about ways to conserve water. During the pandemic, the young adult author found inspiration on the long walks that she and her husband took in their Burbank […]
Starting Wednesday, June 1, new restrictions go into effect for millions of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers, including limiting outdoor watering. The effects of the water conservation ordinance will vary a bit depending on what kind of sprinkler system you have. If you have a standard sprinkler system, each cycle is limited […]
A long-dead proposal to flood a bucolic valley north of Sacramento and create a massive reservoir for thirsty Southern California is finding new life — and opposition — amid the effects of climate change and worsening drought. First conceived in the 1950s, the Sites Reservoir project was abandoned in the 1980s — the twilight years […]
Wastewater Recycling Made Sewage Valuable. Now East County and San Diego Are Fighting Over It.
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diego by MacKenzie ElmerThe city of San Diego pursued its massive wastewater-to-drinking water recycling program, in part, because the federal government said it had to. Millions of gallons of undertreated sewage enters the Pacific Ocean through the city’s aging Point Loma treatment plant on the regular; Pure Water is the region’s first step toward a solution. But now, […]
On a Block Full of Lawns, She Ditched Grass for a DIY Drought-Tolerant Oasis
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Lisa BooneLong before the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California declared a water shortage emergency and ordered outdoor watering limited to one day a week, Sarah Lariviere, an avid gardener, was thinking about ways to conserve water. During the pandemic, the young adult author found inspiration on the long walks that she and her husband took in their Burbank […]
LADWP Water Restrictions Begin Tomorrow. Here’s What to Know
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /NBC Los Angelesby Toni GuinyardStarting Wednesday, June 1, new restrictions go into effect for millions of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers, including limiting outdoor watering. The effects of the water conservation ordinance will vary a bit depending on what kind of sprinkler system you have. If you have a standard sprinkler system, each cycle is limited […]
California Drought Resurrects Decades-Old Plan for Controversial Sites Reservoir
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Louis SahagunA long-dead proposal to flood a bucolic valley north of Sacramento and create a massive reservoir for thirsty Southern California is finding new life — and opposition — amid the effects of climate change and worsening drought. First conceived in the 1950s, the Sites Reservoir project was abandoned in the 1980s — the twilight years […]