The drought-tolerant landscaping at Christine Laframboise’s El Cajon home has been a work in progress since 2015, when she, her husband and their son painstakingly pulled out two layers of grass and sod — 1,070 square feet of lawn. This past week, her front garden took top honors in the Otay Water District’s WaterSmart Landscape […]
Although Southern California is not included in the state’s drought-emergency proclamation, Gov. Gavin Newsom Thursday urged residents across the state to voluntarily cut their water use by 15% amid worsening conditions across the West Coast. He also called on businesses to slash their water use. According to the governor’s office, a 15% cut in water […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom asked people and businesses Thursday to voluntarily cut how much water they use by 15% amid a drought. Newsom’s request is not an order. But it demonstrates the growing challenges of a drought that will only worsen throughout the summer and fall and is tied to recent heat waves. Sandra L. […]
California energy consumers, get used to seeing more Flex Alerts — requests from the state’s grid operator to have consumers voluntarily cut back on energy use during certain hours to help relieve stress on the power system. The CEO of the nonprofit that manages about 80 percent of California’s grid said Wednesday that hot weather and drought […]
El Cajon Resident Wins Otay Water District Landscape Contest
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Karen PearlmanThe drought-tolerant landscaping at Christine Laframboise’s El Cajon home has been a work in progress since 2015, when she, her husband and their son painstakingly pulled out two layers of grass and sod — 1,070 square feet of lawn. This past week, her front garden took top honors in the Otay Water District’s WaterSmart Landscape […]
Governor Urges Water Conservation as 9 Counties Added to State’s Drought List
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby Chris Jennewein and City News Service Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityAlthough Southern California is not included in the state’s drought-emergency proclamation, Gov. Gavin Newsom Thursday urged residents across the state to voluntarily cut their water use by 15% amid worsening conditions across the West Coast. He also called on businesses to slash their water use. According to the governor’s office, a 15% cut in water […]
Gov. Newsom asks Californians to Voluntarily Cut Water Use Amid Deepening Drought Conditions
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /CBS 8 San Diego by CBS News 8 Team, Richard Allyn Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom asked people and businesses Thursday to voluntarily cut how much water they use by 15% amid a drought. Newsom’s request is not an order. But it demonstrates the growing challenges of a drought that will only worsen throughout the summer and fall and is tied to recent heat waves. Sandra L. […]
Every Time it Gets Really Hot in the West this Summer — Expect a Flex Alert
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Rob NikolewskiCalifornia energy consumers, get used to seeing more Flex Alerts — requests from the state’s grid operator to have consumers voluntarily cut back on energy use during certain hours to help relieve stress on the power system. The CEO of the nonprofit that manages about 80 percent of California’s grid said Wednesday that hot weather and drought […]