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Opinion: County Must Improve Wildfire Prep to Avoid Catastrophe

/in , /by /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Jim Desmond Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

It only takes one spark. A downed power line, a stray ember carried by the wind or a sudden shift in the weather can turn a quiet afternoon into a disaster. We’ve seen it before. The wildfires of 2003 and 2007 devastated San Diego County, destroying thousands of homes, displacing families and leaving a lasting mark on our region. These fires weren’t just tragedies — they were hard lessons. And if there’s one thing we’ve learned, we can never afford to be complacent.

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How Soon Will It Rain in San Diego?

/in , , /by /CBS 8by CBS 8 Staff

With winds dying down on Friday throughout San Diego County and a ridge of high pressure moving out, we will see some major changes in the weekend forecast that include a significant drop in temperatures, cloudier skies, and, yes, a good chance for some light to moderate rain and snow in our local mountains. The chance for rain comes after Southern California has been pelted with Santa Ana winds for winds and wildfires have sparked up across the region.

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Encinitas Council Picks Water Board Member to Fill District 4 Seat

/in , /by /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Barbara Henry

A Coast Highway 101 sign business owner who serves on the Olivenhain Water District board will become Encinitas’ newest City Council member. The council on Wednesday voted 3-1, with Councilmember Joy Lyndes opposed, to pick Marco San Antonio out of eight applicants seeking to fill the new mayor’s former council seat. He can be formally sworn into his new job at the Feb. 12 council meeting after he resigns from the water board, City Clerk Kathy Hollywood said.

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Major Upgrades Continue on San Diego’s Historic First Aqueduct

/in , /by /Times of San Diegoby Fatima Gabir Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

A seventy-year-old stalwart is getting a much-needed makeover. The San Diego County Water Authority is working to upgrade the historic First Aqueduct to deliver safe and reliable water supplies for the region.

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Firefighters in LA, San Diego Tamp Down Blazes as Officials Prepare for Rain

/in , /by /USA Todayby Thao Nguyen Christopher Cann

SAN DIEGO – Dry vegetation and strong winds elevated critical fire weather conditions across Southern California on Wednesday keeping the blaze-weary region on high alert as firefighters gained a foothold on several infernos and prepared for rain this weekend. Red flag warnings were in effect until Thursday night for parts of Los Angeles, Ventura and San Diego counties due to low humidity and an expected uptick in Santa Ana winds, according to the National Weather Service.

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Ramona Water District to Get $227k to Help With Cybersecurity Issues

/in , /by / The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Julie Gallant

The Ramona Municipal Water District was notified it will receive a $227,000 grant to address cybersecurity issues and also recently completed a major overhaul of one of its two water reclamation plants, officials announced. The water district learned Christmas Eve that the state Office of Emergency Services had selected its cybersecurity proposal for funding through the 2021 State and Local Cybersecurity Improvement Act, officials said.

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Residents Near Lake Hodges Concerned About Reservoir Water Levels

/in , /by /Fox 5 San Diegoby Delaney White

As wildfires rage in Los Angeles County and gusty Santa Anas sweep the region, residents near Lake Hodges say the scene is all too familiar.

“We’re all a little bit on edge as you can tell. The winds you’re feeling today are very similar to the winds that brought the fire down from Ramona and brought it through Lake Hodges,” said Robert Dudley, a resident near the lake.

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Santa Ana Winds Will Peak Wednesday and Be Followed by New Windstorm Monday

/in , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Gary Robbins and Karen Kucher

The Santa Ana winds that led San Diego Gas & Electric to shut off power to more than 5,900 customers on Tuesday are now reaching their peak and come amid dangerously low relative humidity across critically dry San Diego County, the National Weather Service says.

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San Diego Has Driest Start to Water Year in Recorded History

/in , , /by /NBC 7by Francella Perez

San Diego County is experiencing the driest start to the water year in recorded history, according to meteorologists, but some climatologists are hopeful that a La Niña could mean rain on the horizon.

The meteorological water year —  the “rainy season” — starts on Oct. 1 and, so far, San Diego County has only received a little over a tenth of an inch of rain, leaving a rain deficit of almost four inches.

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Ramona Water District Reports Community’s Water System is Lead-free

/in , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Julie Gallant

The Ramona Municipal Water District has announced that the community’s water system does not contain lead after an inventory of service lines.

The water district reviewed the service lines to determine the material of those lines and fittings in response to federal regulations aimed at protecting communities from lead exposure, the agency announced Dec. 20.

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