San Diego County / Southern California

The latest news and analysis covering water issues in the San Diego County region and Southern California.

Metropolitan Water District Authorizes Assessments, Monitoring System Upgrades for Lake Mathews and Lake Skinner

/in /by /Valley News (Fallbrook)

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California will be undertaking comprehensive assessments of the spillways and dam structures at Lake Mathews and Lake Skinner along with preliminary design of upgrades to the dam monitoring systems at both lakes. The MWD board vote, Dec. 12, also approved an agreement with AECOM, an international design firm, for […]

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Reddish-Brown Water Not So Sweet

/in /by /San Diego Reader

“The people in Western Chula Vista and National City are getting ice age, prehistoric water that is incredibly good,” said Michael Garrod, the engineering manager at the Sweetwater Authority during a tour of the Richard A. Reynolds Groundwater Desalination Facility. “It’s 16,000-year-old water that hasn’t been touched by man’s hands. No pesticides. Nothing in it.”

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OPINION: Weather, Taxes and More on Water Watch List for 2018

/in /by /The Coast News Group (Encinitas)

Over the holidays, I had a chance to get out my crystal ball and look at water issues for the year ahead. Of course, it’s impossible to know exactly what will happen, but here are my predictions about the water-related topics to watch 2018: The return of the water tax proposal. Last summer, an 11th-hour effort emerged […]

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Here are the Staggering Rainfall Totals from Tuesday’s Storm

/in /by /The San Diego Union-Tribune

Here’s a sample of the staggering amount of rain that fell across San Diego County from late Monday to early Wednesday. Most of the rain came on Tuesday. Forecasters say San Diego isn’t likely to get more rain for the next 7-10 days.

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