Just last year the Fleiner family moved to Calabasas. The family built a pool and finished landscaping their backyard just last month. The outdoor upgrades cost them about $150,000, Deena Fleiner told KTLA. Now the local water supplier is telling them they’re using too much water. Their story is not unlike like many other families […]
Ventura has struck a 20-year deal with a Riverside County water wholesaler that would save the city millions of dollars in costs to maintain its rights to imported state water. Under the agreement approved last month, the city would lease its share of imported water to the San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency in Beaumont, an arrangement that […]
A handful of state lawmakers gathered last week on the side of the Tijuana River Estuary that’s not visibly clogged by plastics and tires spilling from Mexico down canyon gullies or down the river itself to ask the governor for money to, well, stop trash from spilling over the border. Southern California lawmakers hope Gov. […]
Using water efficiently is a way of life and an important responsibility in San Diego County’s beautiful Mediterranean climate. WaterSmart landscaping rethinks the way limited water resources can be used by making smart choices to reduce outdoor water use. But saving water is just one benefit of low-water-use landscaping. WaterSmart landscapes are attractive and in […]
Water District Threatens to Severely Limit Water to Overusing Residents in Western L.A. County
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KTLAby Sandra MitchellJust last year the Fleiner family moved to Calabasas. The family built a pool and finished landscaping their backyard just last month. The outdoor upgrades cost them about $150,000, Deena Fleiner told KTLA. Now the local water supplier is telling them they’re using too much water. Their story is not unlike like many other families […]
Ventura Agrees to 20-Year Deal to Lease Its State Water Supply. Here’s Why
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Ventura County Starby Cheri CarlsonVentura has struck a 20-year deal with a Riverside County water wholesaler that would save the city millions of dollars in costs to maintain its rights to imported state water. Under the agreement approved last month, the city would lease its share of imported water to the San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency in Beaumont, an arrangement that […]
State Lawmakers Target Trash in Tijuana River Valley
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie ElmerA handful of state lawmakers gathered last week on the side of the Tijuana River Estuary that’s not visibly clogged by plastics and tires spilling from Mexico down canyon gullies or down the river itself to ask the governor for money to, well, stop trash from spilling over the border. Southern California lawmakers hope Gov. […]
A Step-by-Step Process to a WaterSmart Landscape
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News NetworkUsing water efficiently is a way of life and an important responsibility in San Diego County’s beautiful Mediterranean climate. WaterSmart landscaping rethinks the way limited water resources can be used by making smart choices to reduce outdoor water use. But saving water is just one benefit of low-water-use landscaping. WaterSmart landscapes are attractive and in […]