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Feb. 21, 2014
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.com The San Dieguito Water District is asking residents to conserve water. So far, the drought situation hasn’t required mandatory cutbacks. Photo courtesy of Olivenhain Municipal Water District
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District moves to Level 1 drought status By Jared Whitlock
ENCINITAS — The drought gripping California led the SDWD (San Dieguito Water District) board to declare a Level 1 drought response at Wednesday night’s meeting. Level 1 calls for residents to voluntarily water their yards at night or early in the morning, eliminate inefficient landscape irrigation and conserve in other ways. The goal is to reduce water use by 10 percent. Officials say thanks to countywide investments in storage reservoirs, conservation and local water projects, mandatory restrictions aren’t necessary for now. Still, Bill O’Donnell, assistant general manager with SDWD, noted the impact of the drought has been felt locally. Over the past five
years, SDWD received about half of its water from Lake Hodges. But due to a lack of rain and the city of San Diego now drawing from Hodges, the water source currently only represents 17 percent of the district’s portfolio. With fewer local supplies available, SDWD has relied more on costly imported water. Unless significant rainfall pours down in the near future, SDWD estimates water purchase costs could be $1.2 million over budget, according to the district’s staff report. This past fall, the district’s budget listed $14.9 million in revenues and $15.6 million in expenses. The drought outlook isn’t expected to get better in the near term. O’Donnell noted the county is on pace to have the driest DeTURN TO DROUGHT ON A18
An Encinitas resident launches a preservation effort to keep Pacific View public. B2 Carlsbad’s Joanne Brouk pens her second play in celebration of sister cities. A13
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When the abstract art mural at the Leucadia Boulevard 7-Eleven was painted over last year because of vandalism, Mary Fleener was interested in painting another one, so she contacted Jeremy Wright, who organized his art students at the San Dieguito Academy to paint the mural six years ago. Wright called his friend Greg Williams, a 7-Eleven executive, and Williams facilitated the decision to go forward with a new mural at the site. The new piece is called “Leucadia Jam Session” and can be found on the west wall facing N. Coast Highway 101. Fleener used recycled house paint for her project. Photo by Scott Chatfield
‘Inefficient’ bridge will remain for at least 3 years By Bianca Kaplanek
REGION — Deemed “structurally inefficient,” the narrow bridge on El Camino Real just north of San Dieguito Road will be replaced with a four-lane structure, but not for at least another three years, according to an update from Dean Marsden at the Feb. 6 San Dieguito Community Planning Group meeting.
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Marsden, from the city of San Diego Public Works Department, said the bridge would not allow 100year flood waters to pass underneath. Traffic in the area is currently rated at a level F, the worst, with daily trips expected to increase by 200 percent in the next 20 TURN TO BRIDGE ON A18
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The narrow bridge on El Camino Real, deemed “structurally inefficient,” will be replaced with a four-lane structure, but not for at least another three years. Photo by Bianca Kaplanek
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