Mar 10 2014
“Money will flow to Drought Relief”, the headline on the front page of the 3/10/2014 San Diego UT http://www.utsandiego.com/video/play/66924/. At first glance, and for those who read only headlines, or may not read newspapers anymore (a growing trend), the headline is encouraging…but the devil is in the details. The lead sentence tells of North County irrigating their groves with […]
By Milt Burgess • Blog • 0 • Tags: Colorado River, conservation, MWD, SDCWA, State Water Project
Mar 3 2014
Next to the winners of the Academy Awards is the headline, DROUGHT POSES THREAT TO STATE WILDLIFE in a front page article on 3/3/2014 by Michael Gardner. http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/mar/02/drought-threatens-wildlife-ecosystems/. In the local section of the same date, Tom Meyer’s political cartoon makes the point that State Water Project flows for farmers are in conflict with State fisheries. […]
By Milt Burgess • Blog • 0 • Tags: Colorado, conservation, dry centuries, MWD, SDCWA, State Water Project, wet centuries
Feb 23 2014
Norm Miller, an economist at the University of San Diego says in the 2/23/2014 San Diego UT, to the question, “Will the state water shortage have major consequences for the local economy in the immediate future”:http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/feb/21/econometer-water-shortage-consequences/ “No, there is excess demand for water because it is too cheap.” And he goes on to say, “It […]
By Milt Burgess • Blog • 0 • Tags: drought, dry, El Nino, La Nina, MWD, precipitation, rain, SDCWA, water Storage, wet
Feb 22 2014
An anniversary is coming that few will honor or recognize. May 4, 2014 is the 46th anniversary of the dedication of the Oroville Dam in Northern California. On that date in 1968, this dam became the centerpiece of the State Water Project (SWP). In 1961, ground was broken on Oroville Dam, and in 1963, work began […]
By Milt Burgess • Blog • 0 • Tags: El Nino, La Nina, MWD, SDCWA, water districts, water rates, water Storage
Feb 20 2014
San Diego City Council President Pro-Tem Sherri Lightner and Lani Lutar, executive director of Equinox Center, have done a good job laying out the water issues for San Diego in their commentary in the 2/20/14 UT. http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/feb/19/San-Diego-water-conservation-desalination/ . However they stopped short of being brutally frank about the need to raise water pricing to fund indirect and/or […]
By Milt Burgess • Blog • 0 • Tags: MWD, SDCWA
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