/in Media Coverage, San Diego County/by Mike Lee /KOGO-AM 600 (Not Sports Podcast)by Jack Cronin and Darren Smith Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority
Darren Smith: Joining us now in studio is San Diego County Water Authority Board Chair Jim Madaffer. Smith: “I think some of us we just turn on the shower in the morning and we use the faucet in our home and we never give a second thought as to what it’s coming and where it’s […]
More than 130 years of local history will be shared as part of the Helix Water District’s behind-the-scenes “Water Talk” this month. Helix customers will hear from the jurisdiction’s personnel how the need for a robust water infrastructure played in the development of East County and how the water district was formed in 1889 to […]
The Santa Fe Irrigation District approved three percent water rate increases for the next three years at a Jan. 16 hearing. The first bills will go out to customers on April 1 using a new five-tier residential rate structure that differentiates between meter sizes in higher tiers. The rate increases aim to help meet the […]
It’s a tough gig being a western grebe during this water bird’s courtship season. To get noticed these birds must literally walk on water. This elaborate courtship ritual, known as rushing, is now happening at Lake Hodges near Escondido where huge numbers of Clark’s and western grebes flock during the winter and spring breeding season.
Not Sports Podcast: San Diego Water Authority Board Chair Jim Madaffer
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KOGO-AM 600 (Not Sports Podcast)by Jack Cronin and Darren Smith Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityDarren Smith: Joining us now in studio is San Diego County Water Authority Board Chair Jim Madaffer. Smith: “I think some of us we just turn on the shower in the morning and we use the faucet in our home and we never give a second thought as to what it’s coming and where it’s […]
History of Helix Water District on Tap Jan. 25
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Karen PearlmanMore than 130 years of local history will be shared as part of the Helix Water District’s behind-the-scenes “Water Talk” this month. Helix customers will hear from the jurisdiction’s personnel how the need for a robust water infrastructure played in the development of East County and how the water district was formed in 1889 to […]
Santa Fe Irrigation Approves Rate Increases, Protest Level Not Reached
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Rancho Santa Fe Reviewby Karen BillingThe Santa Fe Irrigation District approved three percent water rate increases for the next three years at a Jan. 16 hearing. The first bills will go out to customers on April 1 using a new five-tier residential rate structure that differentiates between meter sizes in higher tiers. The rate increases aim to help meet the […]
Courting Grebes an Amazing Sight at Lake Hodges
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Ernie CowanIt’s a tough gig being a western grebe during this water bird’s courtship season. To get noticed these birds must literally walk on water. This elaborate courtship ritual, known as rushing, is now happening at Lake Hodges near Escondido where huge numbers of Clark’s and western grebes flock during the winter and spring breeding season.