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.
Resident Requests More Transparency From Water District; Board Elects Robinson President
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Julie Gallant Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityJim Robinson is returning to the Ramona Municipal Water District Board as board president. The longtime Ramona resident, appointed to fill a vacancy left when Joe Zenovic resigned, began representing Division 4 on the board on Feb. 13. At that meeting, board directors unanimously elected Robinson president; Jim Hickle, Division 2, vice president; Bryan Wadlington, […]
Water Use Surges In San Diego, Parts Of Southern California As Drought Conditions Loom
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Joshua Emerson Smith Quoted: Jeff StephensonAs dry conditions persist in California, residents in San Diego County and around the state have started using water at levels not seen since before the state’s historic drought. In Southern California, usage surpassed pre-drought levels — with some water districts seeing two- and three-fold increases in consumption for December over the same month the […]
State Water Board Considers Making Water Wasting Rules Permanent State Law
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /ABC 10 Newsby Zac Self Quoted: Bob YamadaState water regulators met in Sacramento Tuesday to consider making water wasting rules permanent state law, according to The Mercury News.The State Water Resources Control Board held the public hearing, but it’s unclear whether a final vote would come Tuesday, or at a later date. The talks come amid one of the driest winters in modern […]
Judge Orders A New Look At California Water Transfer Program
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Courthouse News Service (Pasadena)by Nick CahillA federal judge ordered federal regulators to reevaluate the environmental impacts of a popular California water program that allows farmers to sell water to parched southern cities and water districts during droughts. In a 133-page ruling on Feb. 15, U.S. District Judge Lawrence O’Neill declared “unlawful” parts of environmental reviews approved by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation […]