The first ever outdoor water restrictions have recently been announced for sections of Los Angeles and other Southern California counties. Due to an increasingly severe drought that’s drastically reduced the sierra snowpack, watering will be cut back to one day a week in those areas. San Diego, however, is being spared such measures.
Millions of Southern Californians will wake up to the region’s most severe water restrictions ever on June 1, with local water agencies under orders to slash the use of supplies from the State Water Project by 35%. Many water experts say that the cuts are achievable and that reducing outdoor watering to one day a week can […]
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 […]
San Diego Water Supply Stable Amid Worsening Drought
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPBS-FMby Maureen Cavanaugh and Harrison Patiño Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe first ever outdoor water restrictions have recently been announced for sections of Los Angeles and other Southern California counties. Due to an increasingly severe drought that’s drastically reduced the sierra snowpack, watering will be cut back to one day a week in those areas. San Diego, however, is being spared such measures.
What Israel, Las Vegas and Other Places Can Teach SoCal About Using a Lot Less Water
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Hayley Smith and Ian JamesMillions of Southern Californians will wake up to the region’s most severe water restrictions ever on June 1, with local water agencies under orders to slash the use of supplies from the State Water Project by 35%. Many water experts say that the cuts are achievable and that reducing outdoor watering to one day a week can […]
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 […]