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.
Quick Solution Keeps Pipeline Repairs On Track
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News NetworkWhen Water Authority crews began dewatering part of the region’s pipeline system for a 10-day shutdown in mid-November, they discovered a leaking valve that threatened to disrupt the time-sensitive operation. At issue was a six-foot diameter valve in the Second Aqueduct that was designed to isolate a section of pipeline so workers could safely make […]
Defeat Of Water Bond Imperils Desert Community Of Borrego Springs
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby J. Harry JonesIt’s back to square one for the desert community of Borrego Springs, which is facing the daunting task of reducing its consumption of water by at least 75 percent in the coming decades. Mostly lost in the hubbub surrounding the Nov. 6 election was the defeat of Proposition 3, an $8.8 billion state water bond. Had […]
Bigger Wildfires. Worsening Droughts. More Disease. How Climate Change Is Battering California
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles TimesAnalyses estimated that the area burned by wildfire across the western United States from 1984 to 2015 was twice what would have burned had climate change not occurred. Wildfires around Los Angeles from 1990 to 2009 caused $3.1 billion in damages (unadjusted for inflation). Tree death in mid-elevation conifer forests doubled from 1955 to 2007 […]
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 […]