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.
San Diego’s Efforts To Divest From Rival L.A. Water Agency Have Driven Up Rates For Residents. Is It Worth It?
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Joshua Emerson Smith Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityIf the most powerful water officials in San Diego get their way, the county will ratchet down to a trickle one of its cheapest sources of water in the next two decades. Local officials say ongoing efforts to secure alternatives to the Los Angeles-based Metropolitan Water District of Southern California — known as the Met […]
Heat Wave To Hit San Diego Late This Week
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Gary RobbinsA classic summer heat wave will develop in San Diego County on Friday and Saturday with temperatures hitting 80 degrees at-or-near the coast and the upper 90s and low 100s across inland valleys, says the National Weather Service. “The week will start out mild, with temperatures going up a degree or two each day,” said […]
Daily Business Report-June 29: Wholesale Water Rates Kept In Check For 2019
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /San Diego Metro Magazine Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityWholesale water rates adopted Thursday by the San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors include some of the smallest increases in the past 15 years due to successful litigation against the Los Angeles-based Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and strategic use of financial reserves, the agency said. They also highlight a historic shift […]
San Diego’s Biggest Infrastructure Need Isn’t Streets — It’s Storm Drains
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /KPBSby Andrew BowenUnderneath San Diego streets lies a network of pipes and tunnels that most people never see. But when it rains, that network is busy carrying water out from neighborhoods and into the city’s rivers, bays and beaches. Much of that network is on the verge of collapse, and the city has nowhere near enough money […]