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.
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 […]
OPINION: California Water Policies Ignore Hard Truths
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Cary LoweEvery brief rain brings hope that California is not slipping back into drought. And local water officials assure us that we have enough water to get us through the year, even if the drought resumes. They point to state and local reservoirs filled to their historic averages or more, a deal to access water from […]
Storm Brings Record Rainfall, Little Damage To Southern California. But The Worst May Be Yet To Come
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Alene Tcheckmedyian, Melissa Etehad and Ruben VivesA powerful storm moved into Southern California on Wednesday, drenching fire-ravaged neighborhoods and setting several new rainfall records for the day but so far not causing the damage and destruction that some officials feared. The storm marked a direct hit by an “atmospheric river” system but has proved to be less powerful than forecasters initially […]