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.
LA County Voters To Decide On New Stormwater Tax In November
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /89.3 KPCC (Pasadena)by Sharon McNaryThe Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 Tuesday to place the measure on the Nov. 6 ballot. If two-thirds of voters in the Los Angeles County Flood Control District agree, property owners would be charged a new tax of 2.5 cents for every square foot of land shedding water. That includes roofs, patios, driveways and other […]
OPINION: Climate Change Has Come To Your Neighborhood, and the Sizzle May Never Subside
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /Los Angeles Timesby Steve LopezA colleague once observed, many years ago, that California has two seasons. Green and brown. We are in the latter, and death has visited my neighborhood this summer. Half the ground cover in my frontyard has burned to a crunchy crisp. Across the street, a neighbor draped white sheets over shrubbery that hadn’t already gone […]
Electeds See Commitment, Momentum at Salton Sea
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /Water News Networkby Darren SimonMomentum for Salton Sea restoration is growing quickly these days and the effort could amass $600 million in state funding by the end of 2018 – a huge increase from just a few months ago. On June 5, California voters supported Proposition 68, the $4.1 billion water bond that specifically included $200 million for Salton […]
Is the Cost of a Huntington Beach Desalination Plant Too High? As Vote Looms, Some Officials Say Yes
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /Press-Telegram (Long Beach)by Martin WisckolWater officials throughout drought-prone Southern California are eager to bolster supplies and diversify sources, but some say desalination in Huntington Beach isn’t the way to do it. Concerns of those skeptics, particularly cost, will be front and center Wednesday, July 18, when new contract terms are considered for Poseidon Water’s proposal. Officials may want greater […]