San Diego County / Southern California
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.
Environment Report: County Penalized for Sewage Spill Into Local River
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Voice of San Diegoby Ry RivardSan 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 […]
City Won’t Say How $3B Pure Water Project Will Affect Customers’ Bills
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Voice of San Diegoby Ry RivardSan 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 […]
Scattered Showers, Wind and High Surf to Impact San Diego County Ahead of Third Storm Cell
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /10 News (San Diego)by Zac SelfScattered 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 […]
Wind-Packed Storm Topples Trees and Dumps Upwards of an Inch of Rain in San Diego County
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Gary Robbins and Pauline RepardOne 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 […]