The federal government is scaling back its dependence on fluoride in drinking water after new studies found a link between high fluoride exposure to behavioral issues and lower intelligence in children.
Despite this, data obtained by CBS 8 shows that over the past five years, San Diego residents have seen higher levels of fluoride than before and fluctuating levels from one testing station to the next.
People are reaching out to CBS 8 with questions about Lake Miramar and why the water level is so low. CBS 8 is Working For You to find out what is causing the drop.
“I noticed a couple weeks ago when I was here walking around the lake that the water level had gone really low when I was wondering, ‘What’s going on?’ I was confused as to why that was happening,” Robert Ross told CBS 8 Friday.
Each December there’s a new version of an old guessing game about how much water will be provided to agricultural and municipal users in the year ahead.
The San Diego County Water Authority announced a new multi-agency agreement this week that will save local water customers $20 million while protecting Colorado River supplies.
We can’t escape our history. In 1984, the Southern California Water Coalition (SCWC) was founded in response to the ballot-box defeat of the Peripheral Canal, a predecessor to today’s Delta Conveyance Project. This pivotal moment highlighted the urgent need for a unified effort to address Southern California’s water challenges.
The vision back then was clear: bring together water leaders, agriculture, businesses, local governments, and labor to educate Southern Californians on where their water comes from and the need for water infrastructure investment to assure future reliability. Over the past 40 years, SCWC has steadfastly carried out that mission, spreading awareness about the region’s reliance on imported water from the Colorado River and Northern California, as well as the strides we’ve made in using water more efficiently.
Valley Center Municipal Water District’s supplier the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) will be shutting down the First Aqueduct December 7-17 to do warranty inspections on the recent relining work.
As in the past, the VC district will have some limited access to water from the 2nd Aqueduct. Leading up to the shutdown it is placing additional water in storage.
Residents in Poway will soon be paying more on their water bills following a unanimous vote by city council Tuesday night.
“Finances are tough for a lot of people so they should look somewhere else and not take something as basic as water and price it out for a lot of people who can’t afford it,” resident Jim Bunner said.
When Catherine and Bryan Binotti moved into their La Mesa 1950 ranch-style home four years ago, they had, in a way, kind of a head start on the landscaping. The owners before them had put in some drought tolerant landscaping, Catherine noted. But a lot of it had died back. So the outdoor space had the bones of a beautiful garden but had long since lost the luster.
“There was the rockrose and gold coin daisy,” she said. “But they were dead and needed to be pulled out. But some sprouted from seed.”
Supplies from the State Water Project for the water year that began Oct. 1 will initially be a “conservative” 5% of requests in case of a dry year, the California Department of Water Resources announced Monday.
Last year the initial allocation was 10%, but grew to 40% by the end of the year thanks to normal rain and snow.
The Outdoor Hospitality Industry has once again named Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve the “Large Park of the Year” in the parks and campgrounds category and also awarded the facility its “Plan-It Green Park of the Year” award.
The 190‐acre park was recognized for its amenities, its guests’ experiences and its conservation efforts.
