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The latest news and analysis covering water issues in the San Diego County region and Southern California.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
Late-Season Rains Mask Looming Fire Danger As Lush Plants Turn Dry And Explosive
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Noah Zedek /Los Angeles Timesby Joseph Serna and Hannah FryGiant green stems with budding yellow flowers greeted hikers along a narrow path beneath the soaring Santa Monica Mountains on a recent drizzly day. This is where, just seven months ago, the worst fire in Los Angeles County history swept through, destroying more than 1,000 homes and blackening miles of hillsides and canyon. But thanks […]
Nuclear Waste From San Onofre Would Get First Dibs For Relocation Under New Bill
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Noah Zedek /The Orange County Registerby Teri SforzaA congressional bill that would prioritize the removal of nuclear waste from places with high population and high seismic activity — that is, San Onofre — was introduced Thursday, May 23, by U.S. Rep. Mike Levin, D-San Juan Capistrano. Some 9 million people live within 50 miles of the shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station. […]
Orange County Water Board Vacancy Draws ‘Unprecedented’ Interest After Newsom Kills Twin Tunnels Project
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Noah Zedek /The Orange County Registerby Brooke StaggsAfter much speculation about whether Janet Nguyen might run for one of Orange County’s hotly contested congressional seats in 2020, the Republican former state senator has thrown her hat in a surprising ring. And she’s not alone. Nguyen is one of seven people vying to fill a board of directors seat with the Municipal Water […]
OPINION: Never-Ending Tijuana Sewage Nightmare A Failure Of Leadership
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Noah Zedek /San Diego Union-TribuneSan Diego County residents have in recent days had yet another reminder of the utter failure of the local, state and federal governments in the United States and Mexico to solve an awful ongoing problem. That reminder came in the form of nearly 57 million gallons of water tainted by sewage, carcinogenic chemicals and pesticides pouring into […]