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The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
Storm Departs Leaving Cool, Dry Weather
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Times of San Diegoby Debbie L. SklarA Christmas Eve winter storm drenching Holiday Bowl fans and dropping varying amounts of rain countywide — and snow in the mountains above 4,000 feet — has departed leaving cool, dry conditions, the National Weather Service said Tuesday. “A very dry, continental air mass has now moved in,” NWS forecaster Joe Dandrea said. “Amounts were anywhere from a trace, to […]
Wind Replaces Wet as San Diego County Welcomes the New Year
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Robert Krier2018 went out wet in San Diego County. 2019 comes in windy. Strong winds are expected in the county mountains from early morning New Year’s Day through early afternoon, with some spots seeing gusts of 45 mph. The inland valleys could see 25 mph gusts Tuesday, and 15 mph gusts are possible at the coast. […]
Environment Report: Big Northern California Water Deals Will Trickle Down to San Diego
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Voice of San Diegoby Ry RivardIn this week’s Environment Report, let’s focus on an issue that doesn’t always get much attention in Southern California: the rivers of Northern California. Every so often, people get together and divide a river. That’s been happening a lot lately in the final throes of Gov. Jerry Brown’s term. State and federal water officials have […]
OPINION: 2019 Will Be The Year L.A. Starts To Wean Itself From Imported Water
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Mark GoldIt’s been hard to see 2018 as a good year for water in California. In November, voters rejected a bond that would have provided almost $9 billion for water resource infrastructure and protection projects across the state. Congress, with support from Gov. Jerry Brown and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, worked to sidestep important environmental protections for […]