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.
Alarming Dry Conditions In California Setting New Records
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Rong-Gong Lin IICalifornia is headed to a dry finish to February, historically one of the state’s wettest months. The state has been getting cold storms in recent days, which have been responsible for plunging temperatures, but the systems have been dry because they’ve been coming inland, from Canada, instead of over the Pacific Ocean, where they can […]
Water Department To Refund Customers For Water Meter Tests
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /NBC 7 by Tom Jones, Consumer Bob and Erica ByersLess than a week after an expert told NBC 7 Responds the city’s water meter testing procedures had “inadequacies” and past testing results were incomplete, the Public Utilities Department announced Wednesday they will be refunding customers who paid for meter tests during the past seven months. The policy change will only cover tests performed in the […]
Officials Break Ground On 1.6 Billion Gallon Recycled Water Reservoir In South Orange County
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Orange County Registerby Nathaniel PercyA reservoir capable of holding 1.6 billion gallons of recycled water is set to sustain south Orange County by the end of 2019. Once completed, the Trampas Canyon Reservoir will store enough excess treated water in the winter months to meet irrigation demands in the region during the summer. It will also be the largest […]
OPINION: Rain? We Don’t Need No Stinking Rain!
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Michael Smolens Quoted: Tim BombardierThey say we could use some rain. Why? Let the deluge happen up north. Root for a huge snowpack in the Sierra. Pray for 40 days and 40 nights of rain in the Colorado River Basin. But must we be guilted into acting like we want downpours that wash away parts of the county? Come […]