A regional water district on Wednesday approved the equivalent of a $2 annual fee on every household in the southeast area of Los Angeles County — including areas that don’t buy its water. Kevin Hunt, general manager for Central Basin Municipal Water District, said his agency needs the $600,000-plus the fee will raise to balance […]
Jon Reiter banked the four-seat Cessna aircraft hard to the right, angling to get a better look at the solar panels glinting in the afternoon sun far below. The silvery panels looked like an interloper amid a patchwork landscape of lush almond groves, barren brown dirt and saltbush scrub, framed by the blue-green strip of […]
There’s an unmistakable smell in the air. One that creeps into the Coachella Valley during the hot, sticky days of summer. The sulfuric odor typically shows up when the mercury and humidity are high, and levels of hydrogen sulfide spike in the Salton Sea. A South Coast Air Quality Management District spokeswoman on Wednesday said the agency hadn’t received any […]
A controversial Mojave Desert water project, which has emerged as a major environmental flashpoint between California and the Trump administration, cannot go forward without approval by the State Lands Commission under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday. The restriction places a major obstacle to Cadiz Inc.’s long-standing plans to pump desert […]
Central Basin Is Now Charging Even Noncustomers In Southeast LA County
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Whittier Daily News by Mike SpragueA regional water district on Wednesday approved the equivalent of a $2 annual fee on every household in the southeast area of Los Angeles County — including areas that don’t buy its water. Kevin Hunt, general manager for Central Basin Municipal Water District, said his agency needs the $600,000-plus the fee will raise to balance […]
California Farmers Are Planting Solar Panels As Water Supplies Dry Up
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Sammy RothJon Reiter banked the four-seat Cessna aircraft hard to the right, angling to get a better look at the solar panels glinting in the afternoon sun far below. The silvery panels looked like an interloper amid a patchwork landscape of lush almond groves, barren brown dirt and saltbush scrub, framed by the blue-green strip of […]
Is That Smell The Salton Sea? Humid Weather Fostering Stinky Air Around Palm Springs
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Desert Sun (Palm Springs)by Colin AtagiThere’s an unmistakable smell in the air. One that creeps into the Coachella Valley during the hot, sticky days of summer. The sulfuric odor typically shows up when the mercury and humidity are high, and levels of hydrogen sulfide spike in the Salton Sea. A South Coast Air Quality Management District spokeswoman on Wednesday said the agency hadn’t received any […]
Trump Revived The Cadiz Water Project. Now California Has Added A New Hurdle
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Phil WillionA controversial Mojave Desert water project, which has emerged as a major environmental flashpoint between California and the Trump administration, cannot go forward without approval by the State Lands Commission under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday. The restriction places a major obstacle to Cadiz Inc.’s long-standing plans to pump desert […]