LA MESA — It will cost more next year to fish, rent boats and camp at Lake Jennings Park, the reservoir and outdoors destination in Lakeside overseen by the Helix Water District. The hikes were approved unanimously by the Helix Water District board and will become effective Jan. 1. The daily and annual entrance fees […]
The City of San Diego’s Public Utilities Department last week took a major step toward completing an innovative project to improve water quality in Lake Hodges. A newly installed oxygenation system, designed by city engineers, will introduce highly oxygenated water to the bottom of the reservoir to reduce the accumulation of excess nutrients and harmful […]
The City of Poway’s water woes has prompted Ramona Municipal Water District representatives to resurrect a 7-year-old proposal to share water facilities for their mutual benefit. In December 2012, RMWD General Manager David Barnum presented a three-phase vision for cooperating with Poway with the intent of reducing water costs and maximizing resources. The dormant but […]
LOS ANGELES — It came as a bittersweet surprise to biologists and government agencies monitoring the steadily shrinking Salton Sea’s slide toward death by choking dust storms and salt. Thousands of acres of exposed lake bed have become the unintended beneficiaries of lush marshlands that are homes for endangered birds and fish at the outlets of […]
Helix Water District Board Approves Fee Hikes, Other Changes
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Karen PearlmanLA MESA — It will cost more next year to fish, rent boats and camp at Lake Jennings Park, the reservoir and outdoors destination in Lakeside overseen by the Helix Water District. The hikes were approved unanimously by the Helix Water District board and will become effective Jan. 1. The daily and annual entrance fees […]
Lake Hodges Gets Highly Oxygenated for 2020
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Escondido (Calif.) Grapevine Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe City of San Diego’s Public Utilities Department last week took a major step toward completing an innovative project to improve water quality in Lake Hodges. A newly installed oxygenation system, designed by city engineers, will introduce highly oxygenated water to the bottom of the reservoir to reduce the accumulation of excess nutrients and harmful […]
RMWD Resurrects Idea for Sharing Water Facilities with Poway
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Ramona Sentinelby Julie Gallant Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe City of Poway’s water woes has prompted Ramona Municipal Water District representatives to resurrect a 7-year-old proposal to share water facilities for their mutual benefit. In December 2012, RMWD General Manager David Barnum presented a three-phase vision for cooperating with Poway with the intent of reducing water costs and maximizing resources. The dormant but […]
Amid the Wasteland of the Salton Sea, a Miraculous but Challenging Oasis is Born
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Daily World (Aberdeen, Wash.)by Los Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — It came as a bittersweet surprise to biologists and government agencies monitoring the steadily shrinking Salton Sea’s slide toward death by choking dust storms and salt. Thousands of acres of exposed lake bed have become the unintended beneficiaries of lush marshlands that are homes for endangered birds and fish at the outlets of […]