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 […]
San Diego is experiencing considerably fewer breaks in water mains and sewer lines thanks to continuing replacement of deteriorating cast iron pipes, according to a year-end report released Wednesday. A total of 38 water main breaks were reported in the city in 2019, a 38% reduction from the previous year. It was the lowest total […]
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 […]
City Reports Significantly Fewer Water and Sewer Spills in Past Year
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby Chris JenneweinSan Diego is experiencing considerably fewer breaks in water mains and sewer lines thanks to continuing replacement of deteriorating cast iron pipes, according to a year-end report released Wednesday. A total of 38 water main breaks were reported in the city in 2019, a 38% reduction from the previous year. It was the lowest total […]