After reviewing General Manager Jerry Holldber’s report, the Pine Cove Water District board of directors toured recently completed plant facilities and intended fire line expansion plan locations.   The board tour included the Rocky Point Tanks, the Highway Tanks and booster station on Highway 243, and two planned fire line expansions. Holldber and staff were…

John Cook has resigned from the Idyllwild Water District Board of Directors effective Tuesday, Dec. 13. His term would have expired in December 2017 and he would have had to stand for re-election in August. His resignation letter accompanies this story.     December 12, 2017 [sic] The Honorable Directors of the Idyllwild Water District…

Since spring 2021, surface water has been flowing along Tollgate Road and down Lake Lane, pooling at the intersection of Lake and Meadow. Residents have said the water appeared after a neighbor, improving a carport, did some concrete work. The excavation appeared to have struck underground water creating an artesian spring. The water emerges on…

The outlook for the 2023 summer fire season has benefited greatly from the wet and snowy winter. None of the major fire units are currently predicting a serious and dangerous fire season for Southern California. Fire will always be a threat; but this year, particularly during spring, the likelihood of a major fire is significantly…