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Hottest Temperatures of the Week Expected in San Diego County

/in , , /by /KPBS-FM-TVby City News Service

The hottest temperatures of the week are expected Wednesday throughout San Diego County, but relief will arrive this weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

High pressure over Baja California will keep temperatures warm through Friday throughout the county, then temperatures will drop quickly and return to around seasonal average on Sunday, forecasters said.

A heat advisory is in effect until 9 p.m. Friday in the western valleys and an excessive heat watch will also last until 9 p.m. Friday in the deserts.

High temperatures Wednesday are forecast to reach 82 degrees near the coast, 90 inland, 96 in the western valleys, 95 in the mountains and 110 in the deserts.

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Coronavirus Could Worsen Death Toll of Summer Heat Waves, Health Officials Warn

/in , , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Anna Phillips, Tony Barboza

As summer descends on the U.S., public health experts are warning that the coronavirus could make intense heat waves deadlier, adding to the devastating death toll the country has suffered.

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Opinion: Now, More Than Ever, We Need Tribes at the Water Negotiating Table

/in , , /by /AZ Centralby Dennis Patch, Ted Kowalski

A study recently published in the journal Science found that global warming and climate change have led to an emerging “megadrought” in the western U.S. – and that the drought we’ve been experiencing over the last 20 years is as bad or worse than any in 1,200 years.

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Red Tide Causes Big Stink Along Local Beaches

/in , , /by /Fox 5 San Diegoby Jeff McAdam

For the last two weeks, an algae bloom has dazzled crowds and lit up waves in Southern California. But now, scientists say it’s turning deadly for some fish, and they want to know why.

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Double Trouble: San Diego’s Problematic Water Meter Program May Cost Twice as Much

/in , , /by /NBC 7 San Diegoby Consumer Bob, Tom Jones, Nicholas Kjeldgaard

The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing the city of San Diego to make millions of dollars worth of budget cuts. One project that is not facing cuts is the city’s smart water meter program, or advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), which instead has asked to nearly double its budget request.

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SCV Water Reminds Building Owners To Flush Water Systems Before Reopening

/in , , /by /KHTS Hometown Station

As businesses start operations after the “Safer at Home” order, the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency is reminding all building owners and managers of the importance of maintaining good water quality by flushing your water system before reopening, officials said Monday.

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Delta Blues: The Battle over Water has been Fought to a Standstill

/in , , /by /Comstock's Magazineby Eric Johnson

The state had been wrestling with the problem for 15 years, and there were hopes it was about to get pinned to the mat. A decade and a half of meetings, lawyerly and political negotiations, and massive public input had led the State Water Resources Control Board to the brink of a momentous decision: California must leave a lot more water in its rivers and streams in order to save the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and San Francisco Bay.

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Plumbers Warn Small Business Owners to Run Water Before Reopening

/in , , /by /Fox 26 Newsby Jenna Liston

When small businesses are closed it means appliances haven’t been running inside; a problem that could be putting customer’s health at risk but also damaging the plumbing.

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Is It Safe to Come Out of Lockdown? Check the Sewer

/in , , /by /The New York Timesby Carl Zimmer

Wastewater could provide early, painless and localized data about the rise or fall of coronavirus levels.

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Latest Raw Sewage Testing at Special Districts Facilities Does Not Detect Virus That Causes COVID-19

/in , , /by /Lake County News (Clearlake, Calif.)by Elizabeth Larson

The latest testing of raw sewage at Lake County Special Districts’ four treatment facilities found no presence of the virus that causes COVID-19 at any of the plants late in April, despite the fact that samples earlier in the month confirmed its presence.

Special Districts Administrator Jan Coppinger reported Friday that she received the latest test results from Biobot, a Massachusetts firm that is offering the testing as part of a pro bono program it’s conducting along with MIT, Harvard and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

The tests are used to detect the presence of SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The virus is shed in the stools of infected people.

Sewage testing also has successfully tracked the poliovirus and consumption of drugs such as opioids, according to Dr. Mariana Matus, chief executive officer and cofounder of Biobot.

Biobot is seeking to use wastewater testing to proactively detect outbreaks and help governments and communities to get ahead of public health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic.

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