Once the water bills started piling up, Shara Sin and her children switched to eating off paper plates to avoid the cost of washing. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the 53-year-old mother of four’s finances were already precariously balanced. She doesn’t work anymore because mental health complications cause her short-term memory loss and pain.
Greater San Diego could get 1.5 inches of rain from an “atmospheric river” weather system that will flow ashore Thursday night and last through Friday, when it also will leave a few inches of snow on the county’s highest mountain peaks, says the National Weather Service.
One of the first steps in your landscape makeover project involves preparing the soil to allow efficient use of irrigation. San Diego County soil quality needs a lot of help. The area is defined by impermeable soils with poor infiltration areas. Water doesn’t flow through the soil to replenish the groundwater, because it is made […]
San Diego County water managers are lobbying state officials to help get financial relief for customers and water agencies struggling with water debt during the COVID-19 pandemic. The region’s water wholesaler was surprised by the amount of debt looming over water customers and the agencies that sell it. State water officials estimate 1.6 million customers […]
San Diegans Are Drowning in Water Debt During COVID-19
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie Elmer Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityOnce the water bills started piling up, Shara Sin and her children switched to eating off paper plates to avoid the cost of washing. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the 53-year-old mother of four’s finances were already precariously balanced. She doesn’t work anymore because mental health complications cause her short-term memory loss and pain.
Greater San Diego Could Get 1.5 inches of Rain from Atmospheric River
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Gary RobbinsGreater San Diego could get 1.5 inches of rain from an “atmospheric river” weather system that will flow ashore Thursday night and last through Friday, when it also will leave a few inches of snow on the county’s highest mountain peaks, says the National Weather Service.
Improve Your Landscaping Soil With a Soil Test
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News NetworkOne of the first steps in your landscape makeover project involves preparing the soil to allow efficient use of irrigation. San Diego County soil quality needs a lot of help. The area is defined by impermeable soils with poor infiltration areas. Water doesn’t flow through the soil to replenish the groundwater, because it is made […]
San Diego Water Managers Push for State Relief
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPBS FM/TVby Erik Anderson Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthoritySan Diego County water managers are lobbying state officials to help get financial relief for customers and water agencies struggling with water debt during the COVID-19 pandemic. The region’s water wholesaler was surprised by the amount of debt looming over water customers and the agencies that sell it. State water officials estimate 1.6 million customers […]