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.
Southern California’s Heat Wave Puts The Power Grid Under Pressure
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles Timesby Rob Nikolewski and Ethan MillmanSummer’s first heat wave has Southern California utility officials and managers of the state’s electric grid working to make sure the power system doesn’t wilt. A high-pressure system is forecast to send temperatures as high as 118 in areas of Riverside County, and parts of the coast could hit 100 degrees this weekend. Cooler temperatures […]
Temperatures To Surpass 100 Degrees During Weekend Heatwave
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Gary RobbinsThe mass of hot, humid air that produced oppressive weather earlier this week in New England, the Midwest and the Rockies was flowing into Southern California on Thursday, where it will generate the first major heat wave of summer in one of the driest regions of the country. The heat wave will peak on Friday […]
OPINION: The Best Place For California’s Water Is Underground
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Jacques LeslieHere’s a suggestion for decision-makers on the California Water Commission who are now finalizing the distribution of $7.5 billion in bond money for storage projects: Look underground. The state should give up — at last — on dated, expensive, environmentally destructive dams and instead put funds toward infrastructure and programs that would help us store […]
Does Your School Have Lead In Its Drinking Water?
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Lauryn Schroeder and Morgan CookEleven schools in San Diego County had unsafe levels of lead in drinking water last year, according to new data from the California State Water Resources Control Board, and more test results are expected soon as schools adhere to new legislation. Gov. Jerry Brown in October signed a law that requires community water systems to test drinking […]