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.
Time’s Up: Race Against Receding Salton Sea Is On
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Imperial Valley Pressby EDWIN DELGADOWhen the largest farm-to-city water transfer was approved in 2003, the state of California gave itself a 15-year period to find a solution to the receding Salton Sea waterline — an environmental disaster waiting to happen. Those 15 years are up. The mitigation water the Imperial Irrigation District was obligated to divert to the Salton […]
‘Farm To City’ Deal To Dry Out Stretches Of California’s Legendary Salton Sea
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /National Public RadioUnfortunately, since the late 1970s, the Desert Riviera has been ravaged by what Johnson calls a “slow-motion apocalypse.” Hotels and marinas were ruined by floods, then left high and dry by drought. Giant, stinky algae blooms linked to farm pollutants drove people out of the water. Rising salinity levels linked to evaporation helped kill nearly […]
Sanction Involving San Diego Attorney Cory Briggs Creates Legal Precedent In California
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /inewsource.org (San Diego)by Brad RacinoA state appeals court has affirmed punishing sanctions in a lawsuit involving local environmental attorney Cory Briggs for failing to obey court orders. The decision ends a lawsuit Briggs filed on behalf of a nonprofit against a Wal-Mart in Riverside County and establishes legal precedent. The admonishment arose after CREED-21, the nonprofit Briggs was representing in court, “willfully failed to obey” two court orders to produce one of its members.
Otay Water District Suspends Plan to Use Desalinated Water from Mexico
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /NBC Los AngelesA multi-million dollar pipeline project intended to bring desalinated water from Mexico to Otay Mesa is off the table indefinitely after years of planning. The Otay Water District began environmental reviews in 2010 on a plan to build a 3.5 mile pipeline to transport desalinated water from a new plant in Rosarito, Mexico to its […]