Both Jameson and Gibraltar reservoirs are over capacity, with each holding some 100.4% of their respective capacities. Gibraltar Reservoir, holding 4,603 acre-feet of water, has experienced an increase of 2,064 acre-feet during the 2020 water year, which began Sept. 1, 2019, and runs through Aug. 31.
One of the poster-lake shots for the California drought in 2016 was Cachuma Lake in the Santa Ynez Valley when it dropped down to a muddy level of seven percent surrounded by brown hills. This morning after impressive rains and a direct runoff from the Santa Ynez watershed it is rising to within 15 feet […]
The California Public Utilities Commission, the agency that regulates the state’s major investor-owned power companies such as San Diego Gas & Electric, has agreed to shift the timing of a credit SDG&E customers receive each year to help give some financial relief in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. The commission is also looking at extending […]
Because of recent heavy rainfall, the city of San Diego Saturday began releasing about 923 million gallons of water from Hodges Reservoir into the San Dieguito River, which may eventually lead to the ocean, city officials said. The dam release began at about 11 a.m. Saturday and will continue for about seven days or until […]
Jameson, Gibraltar Reservoirs Over Capacity as Recent Rains Help Drought-Stricken South Coast
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Santa Barbara News Pressby Mitchell WhiteBoth Jameson and Gibraltar reservoirs are over capacity, with each holding some 100.4% of their respective capacities. Gibraltar Reservoir, holding 4,603 acre-feet of water, has experienced an increase of 2,064 acre-feet during the 2020 water year, which began Sept. 1, 2019, and runs through Aug. 31.
Cachuma Lake Comeback Shows Impressive Water Supply
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County, Uncategorized /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /KEYTby John PalminteriOne of the poster-lake shots for the California drought in 2016 was Cachuma Lake in the Santa Ynez Valley when it dropped down to a muddy level of seven percent surrounded by brown hills. This morning after impressive rains and a direct runoff from the Santa Ynez watershed it is rising to within 15 feet […]
Amid ‘Stay-at-Home’ Orders, What Kind of Financial Break can SDG&E Customers Get?
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Rob NikolewskiThe California Public Utilities Commission, the agency that regulates the state’s major investor-owned power companies such as San Diego Gas & Electric, has agreed to shift the timing of a credit SDG&E customers receive each year to help give some financial relief in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. The commission is also looking at extending […]
923 Million Gallons of Water Released From Hodges Reservoir After Storm
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /City News Service and NBC 7 San Diegoby City News Service and NBC 7 San DiegoBecause of recent heavy rainfall, the city of San Diego Saturday began releasing about 923 million gallons of water from Hodges Reservoir into the San Dieguito River, which may eventually lead to the ocean, city officials said. The dam release began at about 11 a.m. Saturday and will continue for about seven days or until […]