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Montecito Water, Sanitary Districts Signal Readiness to Work Together on Recycled Water Project

/in , /by /Noozhawk (Santa Barbara)by Giana Magnoli

Recycled water may be on its way to Montecito. The Montecito Water District’s long-range plans set goals of having 85-percent of its supplies come from “local, reliable, drought-proof” sources by 2025, including desalination, groundwater banking, and recycled water. It depends heavily on surface water now, from the State Water Project, Lake Cachuma, and to a lesser extent its Jameson Reservoir. Lowered allocations during the drought have caused MWD to purchase supplemental water from outside the region.

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Environment Report: County Penalized for Sewage Spill Into Local River

/in , /by /Voice of San Diegoby Ry Rivard

San Diego County has agreed to pay nearly $700,000 for a pipeline rupture that dumped raw sewage into a San Diego River tributary. The spill sent about 760,000 gallons of sewage into Los Coches Creek in February and March 2017, violating the federal Clean Water Act, among other state and federal rules. Those rules allowed the Regional Water Quality Control Board to penalize the county up to $7.8 million, but instead the county and regulators agreed to settle. The resulting fines amount to less than 90 cents per gallon of the spilled sewage.

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City Won’t Say How $3B Pure Water Project Will Affect Customers’ Bills

/in , /by /Voice of San Diegoby Ry Rivard

San Diego is in the midst of spending roughly $3 billion on a massive new water treatment system, but city officials can’t or won’t tell customers how that will affect their water bills. New water recycling plants will eventually purify enough sewage to provide a third of the city’s drinking water. In November, the City Council approved the first, $1.4 billion phase of the project. Water bills will rise, that much is certain. Yet, officials in Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s administration are refusing to estimate by how much.

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Scattered Showers, Wind and High Surf to Impact San Diego County Ahead of Third Storm Cell

/in , /by /10 News (San Diego)by Zac Self

Scattered showers are expected to continue Sunday as the second storm moves out, making way for a third storm system to move in Sunday evening. According to the National Weather Service, rain will continue throughout the afternoon Sunday before a third storm cell brings lighter precipitation Monday and Tuesday. “The showers could linger into Wednesday morning. When all is said and done, we could see up to 1.5″ of rain along our valleys and coast,” the 10News Pinpoint Weather Team said.

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Wind-Packed Storm Topples Trees and Dumps Upwards of an Inch of Rain in San Diego County

/in , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Gary Robbins and Pauline Repard

One of the windiest rainstorms of the winter blasted San Diego County Saturday, downing trees — including one in Balboa Park that crushed cars — stranding drivers on flooded freeways, and trapping a hiker on a water-swept cliff in La Jolla. The winds gusted to 68 mph on Palomar Mountain, 60 mph in Coronado, 53 mph on North Island, 52 mph in Solana Beach and Carlsbad, and 50 mph on Silver Strand. The National Weather Service issued a special wind warning for San Diego International Airport out of concern that the storm would affect flights. The airport got gusts up to 46 mph.

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Winter Storm Wreaks Havoc Through Out San Diego

/in , /by /NBC San Diego

The second of three winter storms wreaked havoc Saturday through San Diego County, causing flooding, downed trees and power outages. In Del Mar, there were reports of a bluff collapse on the train tracks. Train passengers were ferried between the Solana Beach and Sorrento Valley stations while train services were stopped. A track inspector said it was ice plants falling into the ocean and not the bluff. On the main street in Del Mar, there was flooding. A crew from the swift water rescue told NBC 7 it was on standby in case anyone got stuck in the water.

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Boil Water Advisory Issued for Campo-Area Community in East County

/in , /by /10 News (San Diego)

A boil water advisory was issued Friday for the Lake Morena County Park water distribution system in a rural community northwest of Campo. The drinking water system at 2550 Lake Morena Drive tested positive for E. Coli bacteria, which indicates the water may be contaminated with human or animal waste, according to the San Diego County Department of Environmental Health. The drinking water distribution system serves recreational camping and RV sites, cabins, staff housing and public restrooms and showers in the Lake Morena Village community.

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February Is Brewing Month In San Diego

/in , /by /West Coaster San Diegoby Brandon Hernández Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

Count the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) among the many factions that recognize the significant, positive impact that the local brewing industry has on the county. Enough that the governmental organization has declared February as San Diego Brewing Month in an effort to spotlight local brewing companies and coffee roasters, both of which benefit—as do their end customers—from having clean, healthy and reliable water resources.

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Wetter, Colder, Windier Storm Heading For San Diego

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

A storm that’s far brawnier than the one that hit San Diego County on Thursday will blow ashore Saturday, dropping an inch or more of rain in San Diego, 1.50 inches across inland valleys and up to two inches in the mountains, says the National Weather Service. Strong gusts of wind are expected in East County, especially along the eastern stretch of Interstate 8. Wind speeds could reach 45 mph to 50 mph. The leading edge of the system will produce scattered showers late Friday night and on Saturday morning. Forecasters say the brunt of the storm will hit on Saturday afternoon and evening.

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California Backs Imperial Beach Climate Change Lawsuit

/in , /by /KPBSby Erik Anderson

A legal effort to get oil companies to pay for damage linked to climate change is getting a boost this week from California. Imperial Beach and Marin and San Mateo counties filed suit, hoping to force oil companies to pay for climate change impacts caused by their products. The municipalities argue the companies knew about the climate change their products would cause. The state is asking the court to keep the legal challenges in state court, where they stand a better chance of winning. More than a dozen suits around the country argue the energy firms spent years denying climate change impacts they knew would happen.

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