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.
Young Artists Featured In Fallbrook PUD Conservation Calendar
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News NetworkFourth-graders from five Fallbrook-area elementary schools put pens, crayons and watercolors to work with the goal of creating the best and brightest water-conservation posters in competition to become part of the 2019 Fallbrook Public Utility District’s “Be Water Smart” calendar. Two hundred posters demonstrated the students’ enthusiasm and creativity. Out of these entries, 14 were […]
San Diego Region Gets $500,000 For Water Technology Projects
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby Chris Jennewein Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has awarded the San Diego region $500,000 for three water supply technology projects. The grant will fund projects by the San Diego County Water Authority, Padre Dam Municipal Water District and a collaboration by the City of San Diego and Olivenhain Municipal Water District to diversify water supplies. […]
Skies Clear After Weekend Storm Drenches San Diego County
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Lyndsay WinkleySkies cleared Sunday after a Pacific storm drenched much of San Diego County over the weekend, making way for a drier, but still cool week, forecasters said. The latest system dropped more than an inch of rain at Palomar Mountain and Lake Cuyamaca, and nearly an inch at Lake Henshaw, according to Sunday rainfall totals. […]
Water: It’s Maybe Being Taxed, And Definitely Being Measured
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Voice of San DiegoA state law meant to document and combat racial profiling by police has produced some unnerving findings: Racial profiling complaints against law enforcement are rarely sustained, and police in California kill black and Latino citizens at a rate higher than those groups’ share of the population, according to a new report released this week by the state’s […]