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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.
High-Surf Warnings Issued As Pacific Swell Brings Big Waves To California Coast
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Alejandra Reyes-Velarde and Alene TchekmedyianPowerful and potentially destructive waves are expected to hit California’s coast through Tuesday, bringing dangerous conditions that have prompted forecasters to urge surfers and swimmers to stay out of the ocean. A deep low-pressure center in the Gulf of Alaska and storm-forced winds are generating the Pacific swell, creating the potential for spectacularly large — […]
International Water Investigators To Meet Over Tijuana River Valley Sewage Spill
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /NBC 7 San Diegoby Megan TevrizianInternational water investigators will meet with Mexican counterparts Monday to discuss clean-up and repair efforts after a huge sewage spill in the Tijuana River Valley. The meeting is expected to last most of the day and will mainly cover funding for continued repair of Mexico’s sewage infrastructure. “It’s reached its life cycle,” explained Lori Kuczmanski, the Public […]
Federal Officials Say Sewage Spill Stopped At U.S-Mexico Border Friday Morning
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Joshua Emerson SmithWhile a ruptured pipe in Mexico continues to spill sewage into the Tijuana River, federal officials said that as of Friday morning the effluent was being captured at the border and diverted to a wastewater treatment facility. Over the last few days, efforts to remove sediment and debris from pumps in the Tijuana River helped […]
Tijuana Sewage Nightmare A Grim ‘Groundhog Day’ For San Diego County
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-TribuneBroken sewage infrastructure in Tijuana early this week sent roughly 7 million gallons a day of sewage into the Tijuana River, leading to beach closures along the south San Diego coast. The cause was a ruptured collector pipe in a part of the sewage system that has already received millions of dollars in upgrades in […]