San Diego County / Southern California

The latest news and analysis covering water issues in the San Diego County region and Southern California.

Nestlé Granted Three-Year Permit To Keep Piping Water Out Of California National Forest

The U.S. Forest Service has granted Nestle a new three-year permit to continue operating its bottled water pipeline in the San Bernardino National Forest. The agency announced the decision Wednesday, saying the permit has been offered to the company “with measures to improve the watershed’s health” along Strawberry Creek. The Forest Service took up the matter in […]

Southern California’s Coastal Communities Could Lose 130 Feet Of Cliffs This Century As Sea Levels Rise

It’s not just beaches and sand that are disappearing as the ocean pushes inland. Sea level rise is also eating away at California’s coastal cliffs. The question is by how much, as Californians have heavily developed and continue to build along the edge of the Pacific. Scientists are now one step closer to projecting how […]

Irvine Ranch Water District Adds Tesla Powerpacks, Estimates Annual Savings Of $500,000

The Irvine Water District and Michelson Capital announced the completion of the nation’s largest behind-the-meter energy storage project at the Irvine Ranch Water District’s (IRWD) Michelson Water Recycling Plant. The new 2.5MW/15MWh installation is a part of a distributed network of 11 energy storage installations at the water district’s recycling and pumping facilities that together […]

Environment Report: San Diego, Don’t Fear The Water Police

For weeks, there’s been a lot of misinformation on social media about a pair of new state laws that attempt to limit indoor water use in California. For most people, the laws don’t do much more than set a new daily goal for indoor water use of 55 gallons per person, starting in 2022. In San Diego, that […]