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.
HOA Homefront: Saving Our Lawns Or Saving Our Artificial Turf?
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Kelly G. RichardsonOur board has indicated that they plan to remove all turf from the front yards of our community and replace it with various types of non-turf plants. The vast majority of homeowners oppose such a plan. Can a board make a decision of this nature and magnitude without homeowner approval? Their decision would make a […]
OPINION: L.A. Wasn’t Built In The Desert, But The Desert May Be Coming To Us
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles TimesIt’s hard out there for an environmentally responsible but thirsty Angeleno — someone who wants to grow a couple organic tomatoes in the backyard, take more than an occasional shower and still have enough money to repair the rain barrel after paying the various water bills, fees and taxes. Measure W, which voters passed on […]
OPINION: End Of An Era At Valley Center Municipal Water District
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Valley Roadrunnerby Gary ArantSomething profound happened at 3:22 p.m. on Monday afternoon, November 19, 2018, at the Valley Center Municipal Water District. After serving as a Director for Election Division 3, Board President, and San Diego County Water Authority Representative, Gary A. Broomell walked out of the board room for the last time as a water board director. […]
San Diego Region Can Expect Light Rain on Thanksgiving Morning
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Times of San Diegoby Chris JenneweinA low-pressure system sweeping into Southern California will produce light rain throughout San Diego County on Wednesday evening and continue into Thanksgiving Day. The National Weather Service office in San Diego said the majority of the rainfall is expected late Wednesday evening and early Thursday morning. Escondido and Oceanside are expected to receive around a quarter-inch of rainfall, while one-tenth […]