After more than a year of meetings with government officials from communities around the region, the city of San Diego has invited seven cities and unincorporated areas of the county to join forces and create a community choice energy program that would offer an alternative to San Diego Gas & Electric. The city made the […]
Del Mar is optimistic that its rejection of “managed retreat” for adapting to sea-level rise will be accepted by the state Coastal Commission, City Councilman Dwight Worden said last week. “Rejecting managed retreat is central to our plan, and having the coastal staff agree with our position is very significant and encouraging,” Worden said by […]
Six talented elementary school students were recognized on August 7 by the Otay Water District Board of Directors as the winners of the District’s “Water is Life” Student Poster Contest. As one of the Otay Water District’s educational programs, the contest offers an opportunity for students to showcase their creativity while reflecting on the importance […]
The water beneath a large swath of Phoenix isn’t fit to drink. A plume of toxic chemicals has tainted the groundwater for decades, and it’s now at the center of a bitter fight over how the aquifer should be cleaned up and what should happen to the water in the future. At issue are questions […]
City Of San Diego Invites 7 Cities And The County To Join A Regional Community Choice Energy Agency
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Rob NikolewskiAfter more than a year of meetings with government officials from communities around the region, the city of San Diego has invited seven cities and unincorporated areas of the county to join forces and create a community choice energy program that would offer an alternative to San Diego Gas & Electric. The city made the […]
Del Mar Expects State To Accept Its Rejection Of Managed Retreat
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Del Mar Times by Phil DiehlDel Mar is optimistic that its rejection of “managed retreat” for adapting to sea-level rise will be accepted by the state Coastal Commission, City Councilman Dwight Worden said last week. “Rejecting managed retreat is central to our plan, and having the coastal staff agree with our position is very significant and encouraging,” Worden said by […]
Otay Student Poster Contest Winners Illustrate Importance Of Water-Use Efficiency
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News NetworkSix talented elementary school students were recognized on August 7 by the Otay Water District Board of Directors as the winners of the District’s “Water is Life” Student Poster Contest. As one of the Otay Water District’s educational programs, the contest offers an opportunity for students to showcase their creativity while reflecting on the importance […]
Toxic Groundwater Lies Beneath Phoenix, And A Cleanup Has Been Delayed For Years
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Ariz.)by Andrew NiclaThe water beneath a large swath of Phoenix isn’t fit to drink. A plume of toxic chemicals has tainted the groundwater for decades, and it’s now at the center of a bitter fight over how the aquifer should be cleaned up and what should happen to the water in the future. At issue are questions […]