Extended droughts broken up by rainy years are part of a natural cycle here in California. Our state is once again in another dry period, with areas of Northern California already experiencing a significant impact. It is not a question of if, but when the Coachella Valley faces a similar fate. Thanks to decades of […]
The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency Thursday advised the public to be cautious at beaches and avoid contact with tar balls. There have been increased reports of tar balls washing ashore on North County beaches, the agency reported. It’s unclear if the increased numbers are directly related to the oil spill off […]
Poseidon Water and the San Diego County Water Authority said Wednesday they are monitoring the oil spill off Huntington Beach and are prepared to protect the Carlsbad desalination plant. The two organizations said in a statement that oil from Saturday’s underwater pipeline leak has not affected operations at the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant, which supplies nearly […]
San Diego County officials Wednesday said they were ready to respond should oil from the pipeline break in Orange County make its way into San Diego County waters and beaches. Nathan Fletcher, chair of the County Board of Supervisors, and Jeff Toney, director of the county’s Office of Emergency Services, said they are in constant […]
Opinion: Conserving Water Can Cut Our Bills and Help Future Generations
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kristiene Gong /Desert Sunby Arden WallumExtended droughts broken up by rainy years are part of a natural cycle here in California. Our state is once again in another dry period, with areas of Northern California already experiencing a significant impact. It is not a question of if, but when the Coachella Valley faces a similar fate. Thanks to decades of […]
Tar Balls Wash Up in North County Beaches, Prompt County Warning
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kristiene Gong /Times of San Diegoby City News ServiceThe San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency Thursday advised the public to be cautious at beaches and avoid contact with tar balls. There have been increased reports of tar balls washing ashore on North County beaches, the agency reported. It’s unclear if the increased numbers are directly related to the oil spill off […]
Carlsbad Desalination Plant Ready with Floating Boom if Oil Slick Moves South
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby Chris Jennewein Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityPoseidon Water and the San Diego County Water Authority said Wednesday they are monitoring the oil spill off Huntington Beach and are prepared to protect the Carlsbad desalination plant. The two organizations said in a statement that oil from Saturday’s underwater pipeline leak has not affected operations at the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant, which supplies nearly […]
San Diego County ‘Ready to Respond’ if Oil Spill Heads South
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /KPBSby City News ServiceSan Diego County officials Wednesday said they were ready to respond should oil from the pipeline break in Orange County make its way into San Diego County waters and beaches. Nathan Fletcher, chair of the County Board of Supervisors, and Jeff Toney, director of the county’s Office of Emergency Services, said they are in constant […]