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Progress Made on Genesee Ave Construction in University City as San Diego’s Pure Water Plan Continues

/in , /by /CBS 8 San Diegoby Vanessa Paz

If you live in or drive through UTC, chances are you’ve felt the frustration, heavy traffic and daily bottlenecks along Genesee Avenue near State Route 52.

Drivers and businesses alike are feeling the impact.

“Customers get lost trying to get into the center,” said Ethan Stern, whose family owns Lorna’s Italian Kitchen. “You have to go all the way down Genesee, make a U-turn, and come back. I’m sure people get frustrated trying to get here.”

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How Technology, Resilience Demands, and Cybersecurity Are Transforming the Water Industry

/in , /by /Smart Water Magazineby Olivia Tempest

For 14 years running, the Black & Veatch Water Report has been an essential compass for understanding the evolving landscape of the water industry. The 2025 edition, built on the insights of over 600 U.S. water stakeholders, offers a comprehensive look at the pivotal trends shaping the sector today.

The water industry stands at a critical juncture, grappling with evolving regulations, ageing infrastructure, and significant workforce shifts. To better understand these challenges and the path forward, we sat down with Donnie Ginn, Executive Vice President and Water Solutions Group Leader at Black & Veatch. With over three decades of experience, Ginn’s expertise spans water and wastewater facilities, collection and distribution systems, and complex water conveyance programs. In this interview, Ginn provides a deep dive into the insights from Black & Veatch’s latest Water Report, offering perspectives on how utilities can build sustainable and resilient water solutions.

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Morning Report: The Water Authority Breakup

/in , /by /Voice of San Diegoby Jim Hinch and Andrea Sanchez-Villafaña Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

The law firm that helped San Diego embark on an ambitious water deal and guided the region’s legal strategy for 25 years has ended things with the San Diego County Water Authority.

In a new letter, attorneys with Brownstein Hayatte Farber Schreck LLP, told the Water Authority’s general manager that they would not provide legal services the agency wanted. This comes after the agency passed on a separate agreement with attorney Chris Frahm.

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8 Things to Know About New Research on Earth’s Rapid Drying and the Loss of Its Groundwater

/in , /by /ProPublica

The continents are rapidly drying out and the earth’s vast freshwater resources are under threat, according to a recently released study based on more than 20 years of NASA satellite data. Here are the report’s key findings and what they portend for humankind.

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Newsom’s Plan to Give Water Agencies More Leeway in Meeting Rules Moves Forward

/in , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Ian James

California regulators are supporting a controversial plan backed by Gov. Gavin Newsom — and opposed by environmental groups — that would give water agencies more leeway in how they comply with water quality rules.

The Newsom-backed approach is included as part of a proposed water plan for the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, released by the State Water Resources Control Board on Thursday.

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California Proposes Major Drinking Water Change: What to Know

/in , /by /Newsweekby James Bickerton

A bill introduced in California by state senators Anna Caballero and Alexandra Macedo, a Democrat and Republican, respectively, would give water agencies immunity from civil lawsuits regarding chromium-6 contamination in their supply if they are actively working on plans to address the issue.

Caballero argued California Senate Bill 466 is needed so water agencies can concentrate on removing the potentially cancer-causing contaminant from their supply, rather than spending their limited resources on legal cases.

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Smolens: What to do with all that ‘Pure Water’?

/in , /by /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Michael Smolens Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Quoted: Nick Serrano

It seems like a good problem to have and one that should be getting even better.

The San Diego region has more than enough water and more is on the way. That’s a rarity in the parched West. It sounds great, but the reality is, it’s an increasingly costly burden.

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Key Player in California’s Water Wars Embraces Controversial Pact

/in , /by /CalMattersby Rachel Becker

After decades of deterioration and ecological collapse in the heart of California’s water system, state regulators today embraced the Newsom administration’s controversial plan to overhaul how farms and cities take water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and rivers that feed it.

It’s a major development in a long-running battle over how much water must flow through the Delta for the survival of iconic Chinook salmon, sturgeon and other species — and how much can be tapped for tens of millions of Californians and vast tracts of Central Valley farmland.

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OPINION: If Yuma Loses Water, America Could Be Left With Empty Plates

/in , /by /azcentralby Tom Davis and Dan Keppen

In Arizona’s desert Southwest, water is life. It grows the food that fills grocery stores across the nation — even in the middle of winter.

But today, Arizona farms face unprecedented challenges, and our food security hangs in the balance.

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For Millions in Us Mobile Home Parks, Clean and Safe Tap Water Isn’t a Given

/in , /by /Associated Pressby Michael Phillis, Travis Loller and M.K. Wildeman

The worst water Colt Smith has seen in 14 years with Utah’s Division of Drinking Water was at a mobile home park, where residents had been drinking it for years before state officials discovered the contamination.

The well water carried cancer-causing arsenic as much as 10 times the federal limit. Smith had to put the rural park under a do-not-drink order that lasted nearly 10 years.

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