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OPINION: San Diego’s Population Is Growing Faster Than Other CA Metros — Thanks to the City

/in , /by /Times of San Diegoby Bill Fulton

The popular idea in San Diego these days is that we’re not growing – and if we are, it’s probably out in sprawly areas in the North and East County.

But new data from state demographers reveal the opposite is true. In the last three years, San Diego has added more population than any other county in the state except Riverside – and the vast majority of that growth has taken place in the city of San Diego.

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The Upside of San Diego’s Recent Record Rainfall

/in , /by /NBC 7 San Diego

The large amount of recent rains has provided the county with some benefits. NBC 7’s Todd Strain has more on the upside of all this wet weather.

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Tribes Stake Their Claim on the Colorado River, and Help Conserve It

/in , /by /Nevada Current by Jeniffer Solis

Tribes across the West have worked with states to protect the Colorado River and conserve enough water to raise elevations in the river’s two largest reservoirs, Lakes Powell and Mead, a move that has helped states during critical droughts.

Now tribes want to make it clear that any future agreements on how to manage the river’s water must include their input and an acknowledgment that they intend to develop their water rights.

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Lemon Grove Approves Amendment to Wastewater Agreement

/in , /by /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Hannah Elsmore

Lemon Grove unanimously approved a proposed amendment to a Metro Wastewater Joint Powers Authority agreement that is intended to establish fairer billing for pure water program costs and shift voting requirements for major decisions from unanimous to a two-thirds majority.

Metro Wastewater JPA is a coalition of 13 cities and districts in San Diego County that partnered with the city of San Diego to manage regional wastewater, giving non-agency cities a voice when it comes to rates, treatment and sustainability of wastewater treatment.

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Appeals Court Shoots Down California Water Managers’ Plan to Finance Delta Tunnel

/in , /by /The Sacramento Beeby Lia Russell and Chaewon Chung

A California appellate court dealt a setback this week to the state’s Delta tunnel project, ruling that the Department of Water Resources lacks the legal authority to issue billions of dollars in bonds to dig the controversial conveyance under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to Southern California.

In an opinion issued Wednesday, the state’s 3rd District Court of Appeal said the bond plan — first approved by water managers in 2020 — was too vague and gave the department “unfettered discretion” to decide what to build and how to pay for it. The court upheld a 2024 decision by a Sacramento judge, siding with project opponents led by the Sierra Club and several capital region counties, including Sacramento.

 

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New Year’s Day Storms Leave San Diego Flooded, Spark Dramatic Water Rescues

/in , /by /ABC 10 San Diego
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Storm System Moves Into San Diego County for New Year’s Eve, Day

/in , /by /Fox 5 San Diegoby Rhea Caoile

The weather forecast for the end of 2025 and the beginning of 2026 will likely include rain showers and cloudy conditions for San Diego County.

Santa Ana winds will continue to blow throughout the region, especially in the mountains and inland valleys, early in the week. Some gusts could reach up to 65 miles per hour in the mountains and up to 35 miles per hour inland.

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OPINION: Upper Basin States Should Make a Deal Without Colorado

/in , /by /The Desert Reviewby Brian McNeece

I arrived late to the Upper Colorado River Commission meeting in Las Vegas, having briefly gotten lost in the disorienting maze of garishly lit slot machines, escalators reaching to the heavens, and hallways with a vanishing point at infinity. Could there be a more incongruous place to hold a convention about something so natural and sublime as water?

Just as I took my seat, Becky Mitchell, the forceful, passionate commissioner from the state of Colorado, said something puzzling and important. “The Lower Basin states continue to overuse their allocation of Colorado River water.”

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California Snowpack Gets a Boost From Series of December Downpours

/in , /by /The Guardian

A series of December storms delivered a welcome boost to California’s snowpack, scientists said on Tuesday in a closely watched assessment of the state’s water resources for the year ahead.

The snowpack survey recorded a snow depth of 24in (61cm), said Angelique Fabbiani-Leon, state hydrometeorologist at the California department of water resources’ snow surveys and water supply forecasting unit. The survey was conducted at the Phillips station in the Sierra Nevada, a mountain range that covers the eastern part of the state.

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