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.
OPINION: Choose Desalination Over Water Tunnels
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Ventura County Reporterby John P. MacHarg and Ted KuepperThere is a connection between the proposed $20 billion Sacramento Delta Water Tunnels, the proposed mining/pumping of water from the Mojave Desert, Central Valley farmers lacking the water resources to maximize food production, and the Sacramento River and fishing stocks suffering from inadequate water flows. That connection is the State Water Project (SWP), which pumps […]
Poseidon Prevails In Desalination Lawsuit
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Orange County Registerby Martin WisckolA lawsuit seeking a new environmental report for the controversial Poseidon desalination plant proposed for Huntington Beach was rejected by a Sacramento Superior Court judge on Tuesday. Three environmental groups had filed the suit, arguing that the plant’s 2010 Environmental Impact Report needed to be entirely done over because of subsequent changes to the proposal. In […]
Rebates On Lawn Replacement In San Diego Increased For Limited Time
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /NBC 7 San Diegoby Danielle Radin Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe San Diego County Water Authority is making local customers aware that lawn rebates are currently 175 percent higher than normal. The average rebate on participating lawns is usually $1 per sq. ft. in San Diego County. It is currently at $2.75 per sq. ft. There is no word on when the rebate will go […]
Storm To Return Mudslide, Flood Danger In Southern California Friday, Saturday
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Accuweather by Alex SosnowskiA storm is forecast to dip far enough south to bring soaking rain to much of the California coast, including Southern California, from Friday afternoon to Saturday morning. A blockbuster storm with high winds, pounding surf and widespread torrential rainfall and severe flash flooding is not anticipated. However, the cumulative nature of the rainfall in […]