As the latest round of Santa Ana winds hits the region and more Red Flag Warnings were put in place for thousands of residents, most of San Diego County and Southern California have slipped back into drought conditions. The start to 2025 has been historic for Southern California, with wildfires causing widespread devastation throughout Los Angeles and […]
The U.S. EPA has released its 2024 Investing in America report, detailing the investment progress under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – two landmark pieces of legislation reshaping the future of the U.S. economy. Together, the BIL and the IRA provide the EPA $102 billion, including $41 billion under the IRA (FY 2022) and $61 billion under […]
As fires continue to burn across Los Angeles, several utilities have declared their drinking water unsafe until extensive testing can prove otherwise. A warmer, drier climate means wildfires are getting worse, and encroaching on cities — with devastating impact. Toxic chemicals from those burns can get into damaged drinking water systems, and even filtering or boiling won’t help, experts […]
Public Affairs and Communications Manager for Las Virgenes Municipal Water District Mike McNutt speaks with WaterWorld Editor-in-Chief Mandy Crispin about how the California wildfires are affecting utilities. Watch the video to gain perspective on what utilites are facing during the wildfires
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San Diego Has Driest Start to Water Year in Recorded History
/in Media Coverage, News, San Diego County /by Jordan Beane /NBC 7by Francella PerezSan 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 […]
Ramona Water District Reports Community’s Water System is Lead-free
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Julie GallantThe 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.
With More Santa Anas on Way, San Diego Fire Agencies Take Aggressive Stance
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Teri Figueroa and Caleb LunettaWhen the call reporting a brush fire in Otay Mesa came out Thursday, fire agencies pounced. Not just San Diego Fire-Rescue, but Chula Vista, National City and Coronado. Officials quickly brought in air resources, hand crews and differing types of fire rigs.
No Heat, No Water, No School: in Rural San Diego County, Power Shutoffs Pose Their Own Public Safety Risks
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Kristen TaketaTo Victoria Hilton, 76, who lives in the Heavenly Oaks Mobile Home Park in the mountain community of Guatay in East San Diego County, the power shutoffs felt like an eternity. She lost power for two days. She used battery-powered lamps to read at night and bathed in tepid water because her water heater couldn’t […]