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.
Rainbow, FPUD, Camp Pendleton Shares of CWA Vote Entitlement to Decline
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Fallbrook and Bonsall Village News Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe weighted vote entitlements for San Diego County Water Authority agencies at 2018 San Diego County Water Authority meetings were approved by the CWA board Dec. 7, and the shares for the Rainbow Municipal Water District, the Fallbrook Public Utility District, and Camp Pendleton will all be less than those agencies’ 2017 weighted vote. Rainbow’s […]
Oceanside Raises Water, Wastewater Rates, Again
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Coast News Group (Encinitas) Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityCity Council unanimously approved increased water and wastewater rates Dec. 20. There was no discussion prior to the vote of approval. Two weeks earlier numerous speakers addressed City Council about rate increases, and the city received more than a dozen letters of protest. Most Dec. 6 speakers shared their frustration over decreasing their water use […]
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 […]