Shrapnel from ricocheting bullets hits Kenny Graham about four times a day. At this point, he just accepts it as part of his job. As he rolled a cigarette and talked, a piece of flying metal banged viciously off a mechanical contraption with holes in it used to separate sand and rocks, not two feet […]
The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors tipped their proverbial hat to the region’s farmers Tuesday by saluting National Ag Day during their regular board meeting. Local farmers and growers providing food products for the United States and the world have celebrated for the past 47 years. National Ag Day is March 24.
Zak Controls has been awarded the Fallbrook Public Utility District contract for the supervisory control and data acquisition system programming for FPUD’s Santa Margarita River Conjunctive Use Project. The Feb. 24 FPUD board meeting included a 5-0 vote to award the Phoenix-based company a contract for $301,738. “It’s just for all the programming for all […]
The most recent U.S. Drought Monitor data, released Thursday, show that about 48% of California is in moderate drought. That’s up from 34% a week ago. An additional 30% of the state is abnormally dry, according to the data. The data were compiled Tuesday, so the figures do not reflect moisture from Southern California’s most […]
‘Miners’ Pull Lead Bullets From the Santa Ana River. Do They Help the Environment, or Hurt it?
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Desert Sunby Mark OlaldeShrapnel from ricocheting bullets hits Kenny Graham about four times a day. At this point, he just accepts it as part of his job. As he rolled a cigarette and talked, a piece of flying metal banged viciously off a mechanical contraption with holes in it used to separate sand and rocks, not two feet […]
IID Board Honors National Ag Day
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Imperial Valley PressThe Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors tipped their proverbial hat to the region’s farmers Tuesday by saluting National Ag Day during their regular board meeting. Local farmers and growers providing food products for the United States and the world have celebrated for the past 47 years. National Ag Day is March 24.
FPUD Awards Zak Controls Contract for Conjunctive Use Project SCADA Services
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Village News (Fallbrook, Calif.)by Joe NaimanZak Controls has been awarded the Fallbrook Public Utility District contract for the supervisory control and data acquisition system programming for FPUD’s Santa Margarita River Conjunctive Use Project. The Feb. 24 FPUD board meeting included a 5-0 vote to award the Phoenix-based company a contract for $301,738. “It’s just for all the programming for all […]
Dry Conditions in California Continue to Expand, but Will March Rains Dent the Drought?
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Paul DuginskiThe most recent U.S. Drought Monitor data, released Thursday, show that about 48% of California is in moderate drought. That’s up from 34% a week ago. An additional 30% of the state is abnormally dry, according to the data. The data were compiled Tuesday, so the figures do not reflect moisture from Southern California’s most […]