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.
The ‘Nightmare’ California Flood More Dangerous Than a Huge Earthquake
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Los Angeles Timesby Rong-Gong Lin IICalifornia’s drought-to-deluge cycle can mask the dangers Mother Nature can have in store. During one of the driest March-through-February time periods ever recorded in Southern California, an intense storm dumped so much rain on Montecito in January that mudflows slammed into entire rows of homes. Hundreds of homes were damaged or destroyed, and at least […]
Tijuana Sewage Spills Have Been an Environmental Problem for Decades so What’s the Solution?
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Sandra DibbleThere was not a cloud in sight on this winter morning as surfers rode the waves south of the U.S. border fence, off of Playas de Tijuana. Anna Lucía López Avedoy stood on the street above, focusing instead on the stream pouring from a storm drain, splashing down a small rocky cliff, trickling down the […]
Giant Rosarito Beach Desalination Plant Celebrated in Groundbreaking Ceremony
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Sandra DibbleSaying desalination will guarantee the drinking water supply for future generations of Baja California residents, Gov. Francisco Vega de Lamadrid on Friday celebrated a groundbreaking ceremony for a desalination plant envisioned as the largest in the Western Hemisphere.
San Diego County Water Authority Co-Sponsoring Nationwide ‘Leaky Pipes’ Technology Contest
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby Toni McAllister Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe San Diego County Water Authority is planning to co-sponsor a nationwide contest to advance leak- and corrosion-detection technologies for large-diameter pipelines. The competition runs through May 8 and includes a $75,000 prize provided by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The Water Authority is helping to design the competition and providing judges to identify new approaches to detecting problems with […]