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.
Sweetwater Authority To Consider Water Rate Hikes
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby David HernandezThe Sweetwater Authority governing board next month will consider increases to its water rates under a proposal that would create three separate fees for customers. The charges would include a fee to cover the cost to purchase water from the San Diego County Water Authority and two separate fees to cover costs from the Metropolitan […]
Temperature Could Hit 117 Degrees In San Diego County During Weekend Heat Wave
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Gary RobbinsSan Diego reveled in “Goldilocks” weather Wednesday — the Fourth of July. A sea breeze made temperatures “just right” countywide, drawing hundreds of thousands of people to parks and beaches for fireworks shows that were set to begin at nightfall. But there’s about to be abrupt change in a county that’s quickly falling into drought.
Local Water-Storage Project May Benefit From State Water Bond Measure
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Daily Bulletin (Rancho Cucamonga)by Sandra EmersonAn Inland Empire water wholesaler is poised to get a boost in state funding for its effort to create a new local water supply that would provide ecological benefits in Northern California. The California Water Commission has tentatively approved nearly $207 million in Prop. 1 water bond funds for the Inland Empire Utilities Agency’s Chino Basin Conjunctive Use […]
Diamond Valley Lake Remains Closed Because Of Blue-Green Algae
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Press-Enterprise (Riverside)by Craig SchultzAn outbreak of blue-green algae will keep Diamond Valley Lake closed until at least Friday, July 6. The algal bloom has turned the water green and is releasing cyanotoxins, which in high concentrations can be harmful to humans and animals, especially when ingested. “Cyanotoxin levels continue to improve, however in part of the lake they remain above […]