Heavy equipment will dominate a stretch of Carlsbad’s beach near the old Encina Power Plant for the next month. Crews are funneling thousands of cubic yards of sand per day onto the beach, not only to protect the shoreline, but also the water supply. Poseidon Water, which runs the desalination plant adjacent to the old […]
The City of San Diego Planning Department is seeking public feedback as it develops a climate resilience plan focused on preparing for sea level rise, flooding and drought, extreme heat and wildfires — risks backed up by a climate change vulnerability assessment completed early last year. The Climate Resilient SD plan would build on the city’s Climate Action Plan released in 2015.
Reports of Tijuana sewage leaking over the border into the San Diego region stretch back at least to the 1930s. The fundamental issue hasn’t changed all that much over time. Plumbing still isn’t keeping pace with population growth. Water officials in Baja California have frequently pointed out that sewage collection in Tijuana far exceeds that […]
San Diego County’s Local Agency Formation Commission approved municipal service reviews for the county’s three resource conservation districts while also updating the sphere of influence for each RCD. Separate 8-0 LAFCO board votes Monday, Feb. 1, approved the municipal service reviews for the Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego, the Mission Resource Conservation District […]
Carlsbad Sand Dredging Project Protects Beaches, Water Supply
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /10 News (San Diego)by Jonathan HornHeavy equipment will dominate a stretch of Carlsbad’s beach near the old Encina Power Plant for the next month. Crews are funneling thousands of cubic yards of sand per day onto the beach, not only to protect the shoreline, but also the water supply. Poseidon Water, which runs the desalination plant adjacent to the old […]
Residents’ Climate Anecdotes to Inform San Diego Resilience Plan
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Utility Diveby Maria RachalThe City of San Diego Planning Department is seeking public feedback as it develops a climate resilience plan focused on preparing for sea level rise, flooding and drought, extreme heat and wildfires — risks backed up by a climate change vulnerability assessment completed early last year. The Climate Resilient SD plan would build on the city’s Climate Action Plan released in 2015.
Reporter Notebook: Will EPA Fix for Tijuana River Keep Pace with Growth?
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Joshua Emerson SmithReports of Tijuana sewage leaking over the border into the San Diego region stretch back at least to the 1930s. The fundamental issue hasn’t changed all that much over time. Plumbing still isn’t keeping pace with population growth. Water officials in Baja California have frequently pointed out that sewage collection in Tijuana far exceeds that […]
LAFCO Approves Municipal Service Review, Sphere Updates for RCDs
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Village Newsby Joe NaimanSan Diego County’s Local Agency Formation Commission approved municipal service reviews for the county’s three resource conservation districts while also updating the sphere of influence for each RCD. Separate 8-0 LAFCO board votes Monday, Feb. 1, approved the municipal service reviews for the Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego, the Mission Resource Conservation District […]