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Lake Hodges Lowered as Precaution Before Big Storm Hits

/in /by /Times of San Diego by Chris Jennewein Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

The San Diego County Water Authority lowered the level of Lake Hodges Tuesday as another big winter storm approached San Diego. The reservoir, which had been filled to within four feet of capacity, was lowered at the request of the City of San Diego, which owns the facilility. Some 7,500 acre-feet of water was pumped to the nearby Olivenhain Reservoir, allowing Lake Hodges to capture runoff from the storm forecast to begin Tuesday night and last into Thursday

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KPBS Drought Tracker Update: Some Sierra Snow Melts Away

/in /by / KPBSby David Wagner

San Diego is in for some light showers this week. The rain comes as California’s drought continues to wane thanks to a wet season that could turn out to be a record breaker — if storms leading up to April 1st bring enough rain. A Tuesday morning update from the KPBS Drought Tracker puts California’s statewide rainfall at 167 percent of normal for the entire wet season. It’ll need to reach 184 to break the record set on April 1st, 1983.

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Water Transferred Out Of Lake Hodges For First Time Ahead Of Rain

/in /by /10 News Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

The San Diego County Water Authority announced today that it transferred water out of Lake Hodges for the first time to create room to capture rain and runoff from storms expected to move into the region this week. Lake Hodges, in the North County roughly between Escondido and Rancho Bernardo, rose to nearly four feet of capacity from rains during a wet winter for the San Diego region.

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Wettest Winter In 100 Years

/in /by /East County Magazine (San Diego)

The National Weather Service has a new report and video out on the extreme winter weather. It’s official – October 2016 to February 2017 was the wettest winter in California since 1900, with a whopping 27.81 inches of precipitation. The San Diego River crested at the third highest level ever recorded.  Big Bear got over 60 inches of snow.  Roads washed out and the Oroville Dam, the highest dam in the U.S., threatened to overflow, forcing use of a spillway that crumbled under the torrent.

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Garcetti Calls For State Of Emergency Amid Concerns That Flooding Could Damage DWP Facilities

/in /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Dakota Smith

Mayor Eric Garcetti proclaimed a state of emergency Monday, citing concerns that melting snowpack in the eastern Sierra Nevada could flood homes and highways in the Owens Valley and damage the Los Angeles Aqueduct. The proclamation, which takes effect immediately and lasts seven days, is designed to help the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power protect its pumps, pipes and reservoirs in the Owens Valley and surrounding areas.

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Bay Area Storm: Rain Returns, But No Flooding Concerns

/in /by /NBC Southern Californiaby Ian Cull

A month after floods devastated a San Jose neighborhood, rain returned to the Bay Area, but no overflows are expected this time around, officials say. On Monday, rainfall was relatively light, but by Tuesday, the William Street area of San Jose will see its first significant rain since flood waters quickly overtook homes, cars, streets and parks after Coyote Creek overflowed. The good news this time: Flooding is not expected. The city, however, is moving forward in case another storm arises where it would need to warn people.

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County Residents Can Get Break On Water Leak Repairs This Week

/in /by /Patch.com (Rancho Bernardo) Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

San Diegans will be able to get a financial break on water leak repairs this week from a San Diego County Water Authority program. From today through Sunday, participating plumbers will offer 10 percent discounts on products and services needed to fix leaks, up to $100. The program is a partnership between the Water Authority and Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association.

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Toilet To Tap: California Brewery Makes Beer With Treated SEWAGE Water… And Curious Customers Describe The Taste As ‘Outstanding’

/in /by /Daily Mail (London, U.K.)by Forrest Hanson

A Southern California brewery has successfully tested a beer using treated sewage water. Stone Brewing, a large craft brewing operation headquartered in Escondido, presented its Full Circle Pale Ale to curious customers at an event Thursday in San Diego. The new ale is made using recycled, treated sewage water and is part of San Diego’s plan, ‘Pure Water San Diego,’ to get a third of its water from recycled sources by 2021.

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Wet Winter Means End Of Drought For Solana Beach, Rancho Santa Fe Water District Customers

/in /by /Del Mar Timesby Joe Tash Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

The drought is over, at least in the Santa Fe Irrigation District (SFID). At its meeting on Thursday, March 16, the district’s board voted unanimously to lift all restrictions on water use by its customers, essentially declaring that for the agency, which serves some 20,000 customers in Solana Beach, Rancho Santa Fe and Fairbanks Ranch, the drought that has plagued California for the past five years is a thing of the past.

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San Diego Water Project Beats NYC World Trade Center For Top Engineering Prize

/in /by /Times of San Diegoby Chris Jennewein Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

A 25-year-long, $1.5 billion effort to upgrade San Diego County’s water system was recognized Thursday with one of the worlds’ top civil engineering awards. The San Diego County Water Authority project beat out the iconic One World Trade Center in New York to receive the Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers. The Emergency and Carryover Storage Project was designed to ensure up to six months of water is available and can be moved around the San Diego region after a major earthquake or other emergency disrupts outside water supplies.

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