San Diego County / Southern California

The latest news and analysis covering water issues in the San Diego County region and Southern California.

New Escondido Council Reverses Two-Year-Old Water Plant Location Decision

/in , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby J. Harry Jones

The new Escondido City Council majority flexed its muscle Wednesday by reversing a decision made two years ago to build a recycled water desalination plant in the middle of the city near businesses, a retirement complex, and homes. The Washington Avenue and Ash Street site was strongly opposed by residents and business owners in the area when […]

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Lawsuit Alleges Poway Violated Clean Water Regulations

/in , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Steve Dreyer

A Poway landowner has filed a Clean Water Act lawsuit against the city for allegedly failing to adhere to water pollution control permits in the Lake Poway area along the trails leading to Mount Woodson and Potato Chip Rock. Poway City Attorney Allen Fenstermacher on Tuesday said the city denies all claims made in the […]

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Sunshine Should Return After A Stormy Week

/in , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Robert Krier

Jimmy Cliff’s 1971 song “I Can See Clearly Now” should be appropriate on Friday and well into next week. After a series of storms, gone will be the dark clouds – and the rain. Friday is gonna be a bright, bright, bright, sunshiny day, according to the National Weather Service. An “atmospheric river” of moisture […]

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Rains Cause Canyon Lake Dam To Overflow, Sending Welcomed Water To Lake Elsinore

/in , /by /The Sun (San Bernardino)by Martin Wisckol

While this week’s rains forced mandatory evacuations for parts of the city of Lake Elsinore, it’s also brought good news for the lake itself. Canyon Lake dam upstream of Lake Elsinore is overflowing for the first time in two years, sending healthful water to Southern California’s largest natural freshwater lake. The lake periodically experiences dead […]

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