Officials in Imperial Beach continue to grapple with sewage spilling into the Tijuana River after heavy rains, polluting the air and the water along south San Diego. Wednesday, President Biden unveiled his plans to put environmental justice at the top of his list to fight climate change. Imperial Beach Mayor Serge Dedina said he applauds the move […]
It is no secret that I wasn’t the biggest fan of the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant when it was proposed, and I still wasn’t completely on board when the plant began operations in 2015, or even when I was elected to the Carlsbad City Council in 2016. But time has given me perspective, […]
San Diegans may face new taxes or fee increases to upgrade the city’s increasingly unreliable flood-prevention infrastructure, which needs an estimated $1.5 billion in repairs and modernization efforts during the next five years. City officials announced this week they are exploring a possible November 2022 ballot measure that would boost funding for flood prevention with […]
The San Diego County Water Authority’s Board of Directors approved an $11.4 million construction project to improve drinking water supply reliability in North County Thursday. The Hauck Mesa Storage Reservoir project will begin in February. It includes demolition of an abandoned steel tank, building a 2.1 million-gallon storage reservoir connected to the Valley Center Pipeline, […]
Imperial Beach Mayor Asking San Diego County to Declare a State of Emergency After Sewage Spill
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /CBS 8 (San Diego)by LaMonica PetersOfficials in Imperial Beach continue to grapple with sewage spilling into the Tijuana River after heavy rains, polluting the air and the water along south San Diego. Wednesday, President Biden unveiled his plans to put environmental justice at the top of his list to fight climate change. Imperial Beach Mayor Serge Dedina said he applauds the move […]
Opinion: A Desalination Skeptic Now Sees Carlsbad Plant’s “Undeniable Value”
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diego by Cori Schumacher Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityIt is no secret that I wasn’t the biggest fan of the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant when it was proposed, and I still wasn’t completely on board when the plant began operations in 2015, or even when I was elected to the Carlsbad City Council in 2016. But time has given me perspective, […]
San Diego Exploring 2022 Ballot Measure to Pay for Growing Flood-Prevention, Stormwater Needs
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby David GarrickSan Diegans may face new taxes or fee increases to upgrade the city’s increasingly unreliable flood-prevention infrastructure, which needs an estimated $1.5 billion in repairs and modernization efforts during the next five years. City officials announced this week they are exploring a possible November 2022 ballot measure that would boost funding for flood prevention with […]
Water Board Approves $11.4 Million Contract for Reservoir Project
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby City News Service Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe San Diego County Water Authority’s Board of Directors approved an $11.4 million construction project to improve drinking water supply reliability in North County Thursday. The Hauck Mesa Storage Reservoir project will begin in February. It includes demolition of an abandoned steel tank, building a 2.1 million-gallon storage reservoir connected to the Valley Center Pipeline, […]