Researchers at San Diego State University want to better understand how water is affected by drought, winter storms, contaminated rivers and oceans. NBC 7’s Brooke Martell is at the ground breaking of a new laboratory in Mission Valley.
Sweetwater Authority’s recent transfer of water out of Loveland Reservoir has reignited debate over whether water rates or public recreation should take priority. After local residents complained about being caught off-guard by the transfer, the authority’s board of directors last week called for increased transparency and for residents both down and upstream of the reservoir […]
You might as well stick your umbrella in the closet. San Diego County is unlikely to receive rain for the next 10 days, and daytime high temperatures will be above normal, says the National Weather Service. Large high-pressure systems are blocking seasonal storms from the Gulf of Alaska and Canada from dropping into Southern California.
A water district drawing down water from its own reservoir should not be controversial. It should be expected. That is, quite literally, what reservoirs are built for: to store water in wet times and use it wisely when conditions allow. Yet in recent weeks, after one of the wettest Novembers in recent memory, Sweetwater Authority’s […]
San Diego State University Breaks Ground on New Mission Valley Water Lab
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /NBC San DiegoResearchers at San Diego State University want to better understand how water is affected by drought, winter storms, contaminated rivers and oceans. NBC 7’s Brooke Martell is at the ground breaking of a new laboratory in Mission Valley.
Loveland Water Transfer Sparks Calls for Transparency, Recreation Access
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Hannah ElsmoreSweetwater Authority’s recent transfer of water out of Loveland Reservoir has reignited debate over whether water rates or public recreation should take priority. After local residents complained about being caught off-guard by the transfer, the authority’s board of directors last week called for increased transparency and for residents both down and upstream of the reservoir […]
San Diego County Expected to Remain Dry for at Least the Next 10 Days
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Gary RobbinsYou might as well stick your umbrella in the closet. San Diego County is unlikely to receive rain for the next 10 days, and daytime high temperatures will be above normal, says the National Weather Service. Large high-pressure systems are blocking seasonal storms from the Gulf of Alaska and Canada from dropping into Southern California.
Opinion: A Water District Using Its Own Water Shouldn’t Be Controversial
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Jordan Beane /Times of San Diegoby Manny Delgado and Steve Castaneda Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityA water district drawing down water from its own reservoir should not be controversial. It should be expected. That is, quite literally, what reservoirs are built for: to store water in wet times and use it wisely when conditions allow. Yet in recent weeks, after one of the wettest Novembers in recent memory, Sweetwater Authority’s […]