As we creep closer and closer to winter, officials in California are bracing for one of the wettest and most dangerous winters of the decade. El Nino is upon us once more, and it is predicted to bring punishing storms across the entire state, but …
Peter Gleick, president and founder of the Pacific Institute, once said, “The bottled water industry says correctly, but misleadingly, that the plastic the water comes in is recyclable. It’s misleading, because ‘recyclable’ is not the same thing as ‘recycled.’” Very little of the plastic is …
The San Diego Tribune reported today that in the month of June Californians have met or exceeded the water usage mandates ordered by Gov. Jerry Brown last week. In San Diego county water dropped about 26%. They reported that in May San Diego County water …
It is important to have a water filtration system in your home because you need to be careful of minerals and chemicals that could be found in the different water sources (according to www.sdcwa.org ): Colorado River More than 50 percent of the region’s water comes …
Last week underground oil pipeline located next to a culvert in Santa Barbara ruptured and over 100,000 gallons of oil flowed into the ocean. The Los Angeles newspaper Huffington Post reported on May 27 that there are oil slicks stretching for 9 miles along the …
As you are probably aware, California is experiencing its worst drought in recorded history. If you want to help in the effort to conserve our most precious natural resource, please consider taking some of the following actions and please share these and other water-saving ideas …
According to the Orange County Register, California needs 11 trillion gallons of water in order to see the end of the drought. The newspaper quoted a 12-year NASA study that compiled data on water storage levels in groundwater, reservoirs, and the snowpack. Those levels cycle …
The San Diego City Council last month voted to move forward with Pure Water San Diego, a 20-year plan that could result in a significant portion of the region’s water supply coming from a wastewater-recycling program. The move comes as a way to help ease …
According to the San Diego County Water Authority, the San Diego region has been awarded more than $15 million in fast-tracked funding by the California Department of Water Resources for a variety of projects aimed at increasing local water supplies and decreasing demands. Together, the …
On November 5, 2014, the San Diego County Water Authority released a statement regarding the passing the previous day of Proposition 1, the $7.5 billion statewide water bond that is meant to protect against the effects of future droughts. “We salute the residents of San …
