Construction will start soon on the first of three projects to increase the reliability of drinking water for Poway water customers now and generations to come. Two water storage tanks will be built asd part of a temporary bypass project. During construction access to some amenities at Lake Poway will be impacted.
Even as she was going blind, my mom, ever the poet, delighted in sitting out among the palms and birds, and enjoying and visualizing the scene, as I irrigated my date gardens in the Coachella Valley. In her 1997 poem, “Colorado Water,” she wrote: The palm said, “My clover is cool around my bole, over […]
California and several other Western states endured the hottest summer on record, according to federal data released Thursday, underscoring the ways rapid climate change is unleashing unprecedented wildfires, deadly heat waves and drought conditions. In addition to California, officials said Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Utah also set all-time heat records for the meteorological summer, spanning […]
It’s no secret the Colorado River Basin is experiencing one of its worst droughts in record history. Now, hydrologists are minimizing water usage next year. Lake Mead and Lake Powell are at their lowest water elevation levels ever, and it’s only expected to get worse as we head into 2022, according to Wade Noble, who […]
Water Infrastructure Project to Begin in Poway
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News Network Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityConstruction will start soon on the first of three projects to increase the reliability of drinking water for Poway water customers now and generations to come. Two water storage tanks will be built asd part of a temporary bypass project. During construction access to some amenities at Lake Poway will be impacted.
Opinion: A Coachella Valley Date Farmer on What Happens When We Ask Too Much of the Colorado River
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Palm Springs Desert Sunby Doug AdairEven as she was going blind, my mom, ever the poet, delighted in sitting out among the palms and birds, and enjoying and visualizing the scene, as I irrigated my date gardens in the Coachella Valley. In her 1997 poem, “Colorado Water,” she wrote: The palm said, “My clover is cool around my bole, over […]
California Records Its Hottest Summer Ever as Climate Change Roils Cities
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kristiene Gong /Los Angeles Timesby Hayley SmithCalifornia and several other Western states endured the hottest summer on record, according to federal data released Thursday, underscoring the ways rapid climate change is unleashing unprecedented wildfires, deadly heat waves and drought conditions. In addition to California, officials said Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Utah also set all-time heat records for the meteorological summer, spanning […]
Colorado River Reservoir at 40% Capacity, Lowest Level Ever
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /KYMAby April HettingerIt’s no secret the Colorado River Basin is experiencing one of its worst droughts in record history. Now, hydrologists are minimizing water usage next year. Lake Mead and Lake Powell are at their lowest water elevation levels ever, and it’s only expected to get worse as we head into 2022, according to Wade Noble, who […]