An unusual torrent of rain and flash flooding hit the San Diego area on Monday, shutting down highways, swamping roads and leaving some residents to watch helplessly as water swept away their cars or wreaked havoc on their homes.
At its January meeting, the Otay Water District board of directors elected new officers to lead the District’s board for 2024. The board elected director Jose Lopez, who represents division four, as president.
A south San Diego water district is thinking about powering itself with energy from the sun. Leaders at Sweetwater Authority, which serves National City, western Chula Vista and Bonita, hired a contractor to study how floating solar panels on its namesake reservoir could reduce its budget.
They are used to give plastic products their distinctive durability, bendability and sleek, nonstick surface. Yet some of these chemical additives have been tied to maladies such as breast and prostate cancer, heart disease and diabetes, as well as problems with children’s brain development and adult fertility.
In San Diego, Furious Deluge Floods Homes and Freeways
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Maddie Simmons /The New York Timesby Corina Knoll & Vik JollyAn unusual torrent of rain and flash flooding hit the San Diego area on Monday, shutting down highways, swamping roads and leaving some residents to watch helplessly as water swept away their cars or wreaked havoc on their homes.
OWD Elects New Board President
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Maddie Simmons /The Californianby Albert Fulcher Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityAt its January meeting, the Otay Water District board of directors elected new officers to lead the District’s board for 2024. The board elected director Jose Lopez, who represents division four, as president.
San Diego Could Be First to Float Solar on Drinking Water
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Maddie Simmons /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie Elmer Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityA south San Diego water district is thinking about powering itself with energy from the sun. Leaders at Sweetwater Authority, which serves National City, western Chula Vista and Bonita, hired a contractor to study how floating solar panels on its namesake reservoir could reduce its budget.
More Concerning Than The Nanoplastics In Water Bottles Are The Chemicals On Them
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Maddie Simmons /Los Angeles Timesby Susanne RustThey are used to give plastic products their distinctive durability, bendability and sleek, nonstick surface. Yet some of these chemical additives have been tied to maladies such as breast and prostate cancer, heart disease and diabetes, as well as problems with children’s brain development and adult fertility.