Just days before Christmas, Mayor Kevin Faulconer became the first mayor since Jerry Sanders in 2012 to appear before the 36-member board of the San Diego County Water Authority. The city is the largest member agency of the Water Authority with 10 board members. Faulconer was there to dip a toe into the decade-long courtroom […]
UC San Diego will send airborne scientists into huge offshore storms to deepen their understanding of ”atmospheric rivers,” the plumes of moisture that can bring nourishing rains, and flooding, to the West Coast. The second of up to 12 winter weather reconnaissance flights is scheduled to take off from Travis Air Force Base near Sacramento […]
SAN DIEGO, CA, JAN 27, 2020 – The San Diego County Water Authority’s Board of Directors authorized work on the 2020 Urban Water Management Plan last week. The Board approved a contract with the firm Woodard & Curran to provide support services for preparation of the plan, which documents the region’s approach to ensuring a safe […]
Despite growing concerns of a below-average rainfall season, the city of Ontario revoked mandatory conservation measures this week, setting a 0% water conservation target with state regulators. “We currently don’t have a water supply shortage. We have enough water so we reported that to the state,” Scott Burton, utilities general manager of the Ontario Municipal […]
There’s No Water Under the Bridge in the Feud That Won’t End
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diego by John R. Lamb Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityJust days before Christmas, Mayor Kevin Faulconer became the first mayor since Jerry Sanders in 2012 to appear before the 36-member board of the San Diego County Water Authority. The city is the largest member agency of the Water Authority with 10 board members. Faulconer was there to dip a toe into the decade-long courtroom […]
UCSD Scientists Will Ride Research Aircraft into Huge Storms to Study Atmospheric Rivers
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Gary RobbinsUC San Diego will send airborne scientists into huge offshore storms to deepen their understanding of ”atmospheric rivers,” the plumes of moisture that can bring nourishing rains, and flooding, to the West Coast. The second of up to 12 winter weather reconnaissance flights is scheduled to take off from Travis Air Force Base near Sacramento […]
San Diego County Water Authority Developing 2020 Urban Water Management Plan
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /WaterWorld Magazine Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthoritySAN DIEGO, CA, JAN 27, 2020 – The San Diego County Water Authority’s Board of Directors authorized work on the 2020 Urban Water Management Plan last week. The Board approved a contract with the firm Woodard & Curran to provide support services for preparation of the plan, which documents the region’s approach to ensuring a safe […]
Ontario Sets 0% Water Conservation Goal
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Daily Bulletin by Steve ScauzilloDespite growing concerns of a below-average rainfall season, the city of Ontario revoked mandatory conservation measures this week, setting a 0% water conservation target with state regulators. “We currently don’t have a water supply shortage. We have enough water so we reported that to the state,” Scott Burton, utilities general manager of the Ontario Municipal […]