As Chevron Gets Ready to Appeal State Order, Kern County Spill Continues to Grow. One of the largest oil spills our state has seen in decades is still growing. The oil giant Chevron told regulators almost a million gallons of fluid has burst through the ground near the site of one its oil wells about […]
Close to $3 million worth of water has rushed down the Santa Clara River over the past several weeks to recharge groundwater basins in the Oxnard Plain. The release was part of a deal between the United Water Conservation District and Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency to help recharge aquifers still struggling after years of drought. […]
Heat and humidity will punish Southern California Tuesday, when temperatures will exceed 100 degrees and some communities face the threat of thunderstorms. A heat advisory will be issued for the San Fernando Valley at 11 a.m., and it’s expected to expire Tuesday night. Temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a situation in which […]
Two weeks ago, the San Diego County Water Authority notified thousands of customers across the region that San Diego’s main drinking water treatment plant wasn’t doing everything it was supposed to do to kill viruses and parasites.
Kern County Spills Still Growing, Chevron To Appeal
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KQED News (San Francisco)by KQED News StaffAs Chevron Gets Ready to Appeal State Order, Kern County Spill Continues to Grow. One of the largest oil spills our state has seen in decades is still growing. The oil giant Chevron told regulators almost a million gallons of fluid has burst through the ground near the site of one its oil wells about […]
Close To $3 Million Of Water Has Reached Ventura County’s Overstressed Groundwater Basin
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Ventura County Star (Camarillo, Calif.)by Cheri CarlsonClose to $3 million worth of water has rushed down the Santa Clara River over the past several weeks to recharge groundwater basins in the Oxnard Plain. The release was part of a deal between the United Water Conservation District and Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency to help recharge aquifers still struggling after years of drought. […]
Humidity, Sizzling Heat And Even Some Thunderstorms Are In The Forecast
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /NBC Los Angelesby Shanna Mendiola and Jonathan LloydHeat and humidity will punish Southern California Tuesday, when temperatures will exceed 100 degrees and some communities face the threat of thunderstorms. A heat advisory will be issued for the San Fernando Valley at 11 a.m., and it’s expected to expire Tuesday night. Temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a situation in which […]
Environment Report: Officials Worry Water Notices Are More Confusing Than Informative
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diego by Ry RivardTwo weeks ago, the San Diego County Water Authority notified thousands of customers across the region that San Diego’s main drinking water treatment plant wasn’t doing everything it was supposed to do to kill viruses and parasites.