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.
OPINION: Yes On Proposition 68’s $4 Billion Bond
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /The San Diego Union-Tribune Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityProposition 68, which was placed on the ballot by the California Legislature, would authorize the sale of $4 billion in bonds to establish and rehabilitate state and local parks and to pay for environmental, water infrastructure and flood protection projects. Opponents raise fair questions about the wisdom of new state borrowing in a year in […]
California’s Only Sea Is Dying And Now Threatening Children
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /SF Gateby Ted AndersenThe Salton Sea is steadily disappearing, and communities near it are literally being left in the dust. California’s largest body of water — located in Imperial County near the Mexico-U.S. border — has been sinking for years, and dust clouds containing heavy metals, agricultural chemicals and fine particulates connected to asthma and other diseases are […]
Water Authority’s Proposed Rate Hikes Smallest In Years
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /San Diego Metro Magazine Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityWater rate increases proposed by the San Diego County Water Authority staff for 2019 are among the smallest in the past 15 years due to financial benefits secured through litigation against the Los Angeles-based Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the Water Authority’s planned use of its Rate Stabilization Fund, the agency reported Thursday. […]
Rate Increases For Water Agencies Across San Diego ‘Smallest’ In 15 Years
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Times of San Diegoby Toni McAllister Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityWater agencies across the San Diego region are expected to see rate increases for 2019 that are “among the smallest in the past 15 years,” according to the San Diego County Water Authority. Rates charged to the Water Authority’s 24 member agencies would increase by 0.9 percent for treated water and 2.9 percent for untreated water […]