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.
Ballot Measure Aims To Preserve Salton Sea, Help Air Quality
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /KPBSA project to protect Californians who live near the Salton Sea from deteriorating air quality could sink or swim based on the outcome of a June ballot measure. Proposition 68 would allow the state to borrow $4 billion through bonds to fund parks and environmental protection projects, including $200 million for a plan to preserve […]
Assembly Member Garcia Hosts State Hearing To Ensure The Successful Implementation Of The Salton Sea Management Plan
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Imperial Valley NewsTuesday morning, Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella), Chairman of the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife will host a Salton Sea Oversight Hearing in order to ensure the successful implementation of the Salton Sea Management Plan. “In our efforts to mitigate the Salton Sea, it is paramount to bridge together the perspectives of local stakeholders […]
OPINION: Recharging Groundwater Reserves, Not Building New Reservoirs, Is Key To California’s Water Future
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Los Angeles TimesTo the editor: Your editorial, “California is dammed enough already,” raises some important points about improving our water future. The state faces a chronic problem that will only get worse with climate change: depleted groundwater supplies. Groundwater is the lifeline communities and farmers turn to in drought. The good news is there’s an untapped solution under […]
‘Fairy Garden’ Makeover For Drought-Ravaged Yard
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Chris Ross Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe front yard of the Point Loma home owned by Nina Ronstadt and Ken Klestinec once had a lush lawn and a cottage garden. But years of drought and limits on water use killed most of the plants. What was left, said Ronstadt via email, was “dried-up lawn and ugly dead landscaping.” She wanted to replace […]