As a historic drought grips southern California, one district is getting tough on water usage violators by reducing their supply directly from the source so that sprinklers and outdoor hoses no longer work. The Las Virgenes Municipal Water District in Calabasas, north of Los Angeles, places metal disks with a small hole into the main […]
If you take a boat ride to Catalina Island, you’ll notice it’s surrounded by the ocean. “We’re about 4,000 people on a year-round basis, but we get up to a million visitors a year, and so of course that impacts a lot of our infrastructure because we have these visitors and thank God we do […]
The Colorado River provides water to seven states in the western part of the country and serves about 40 million people, including Southern California. But as of Tuesday, the Bureau of Reclamation is urging three major water districts, including the Imperial Irrigation and Coachella Valley Water Districts, to cut back by mid-August. So, how does […]
Every individual landscape sits in one of San Diego County’s 16 watersheds. The watershed approach to landscaping considers every garden its own mini-watershed, holding onto or cleaning the water falling on it and nurturing a diverse habitat of plants and insects.
California District Curbs Water Supply to Over-Users in Drought
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Reutersby Omar YunisAs a historic drought grips southern California, one district is getting tough on water usage violators by reducing their supply directly from the source so that sprinklers and outdoor hoses no longer work. The Las Virgenes Municipal Water District in Calabasas, north of Los Angeles, places metal disks with a small hole into the main […]
Catalina Island Uses SoCal Edison Desalination Plant to Avoid Drought
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /ABC 7by Jaysha PatelIf you take a boat ride to Catalina Island, you’ll notice it’s surrounded by the ocean. “We’re about 4,000 people on a year-round basis, but we get up to a million visitors a year, and so of course that impacts a lot of our infrastructure because we have these visitors and thank God we do […]
How the Desert Gets Water, Imperial Irrigation and Coachella Valley Water Districts
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /NBC Palm Springsby Carmela KarcherThe Colorado River provides water to seven states in the western part of the country and serves about 40 million people, including Southern California. But as of Tuesday, the Bureau of Reclamation is urging three major water districts, including the Imperial Irrigation and Coachella Valley Water Districts, to cut back by mid-August. So, how does […]
To Create a Water-Saving Landscape, First Get to Know Your Soil Conditions
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diego by Water News Network Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityEvery individual landscape sits in one of San Diego County’s 16 watersheds. The watershed approach to landscaping considers every garden its own mini-watershed, holding onto or cleaning the water falling on it and nurturing a diverse habitat of plants and insects.