Two separate San Diego County Board of Supervisors actions, Jan. 15, added approximately 39 acres to the future San Luis Rey River Park. One 5-0 vote approved the purchase of approximately 37 acres from North American Resort Properties Inc., for the appraised value of $1,673,000. The other 5-0 vote approved an exchange of land in […]
People crowded into an Ojai junior high school auditorium recently after thousands received legal notices or a court summons from the city of Ventura. The city notified 14,000-plus property owners in the Ventura River watershed of a potential adjudication of water rights. That move came years after the city faced legal action over its own […]
All of those dry January days have taken a toll on California’s snowpack, but officials say it’s too early to worry about drought conditions. Surveyors with the California Department of Water Resources trekked through a snow-covered field Thursday at the department’s Phillips station, above Lake Tahoe, to take the second seasonal measurement that serves as […]
The Newport Beach Harbor Commission got an update on the proposed water wheel project at their Jan. 8 meeting, with Newport Beach Department of Public Works Water Quality Senior Engineer John Kappeler telling commissioners city staff is hoping a consultant contract will be awarded in February. The water wheel would be a floating stationary solar […]
Supervisors Add 39 Acres to San Luis Rey River Park
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Village Newsby Joe Naiman Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityTwo separate San Diego County Board of Supervisors actions, Jan. 15, added approximately 39 acres to the future San Luis Rey River Park. One 5-0 vote approved the purchase of approximately 37 acres from North American Resort Properties Inc., for the appraised value of $1,673,000. The other 5-0 vote approved an exchange of land in […]
City of Ventura Faces Calls to Drop Legal Action, Water Adjudication
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /VC Star.by Cheri CarlsonPeople crowded into an Ojai junior high school auditorium recently after thousands received legal notices or a court summons from the city of Ventura. The city notified 14,000-plus property owners in the Ventura River watershed of a potential adjudication of water rights. That move came years after the city faced legal action over its own […]
Dry, Sunny Days in January Have Taken a Toll on California’s Snowpack
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Hannah FryAll of those dry January days have taken a toll on California’s snowpack, but officials say it’s too early to worry about drought conditions. Surveyors with the California Department of Water Resources trekked through a snow-covered field Thursday at the department’s Phillips station, above Lake Tahoe, to take the second seasonal measurement that serves as […]
Newport Beach Water Wheel Project Moving Forward
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Logby Lindsey GlasgowThe Newport Beach Harbor Commission got an update on the proposed water wheel project at their Jan. 8 meeting, with Newport Beach Department of Public Works Water Quality Senior Engineer John Kappeler telling commissioners city staff is hoping a consultant contract will be awarded in February. The water wheel would be a floating stationary solar […]