San Diego County / Southern California

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

The Salton Sea Is Dying – We Can’t Let That Happen

/in /by /Sierra Magazine

WHEN THE DUST RISES IN NORTH SHORE, a small farmworker town at the edge of the Salton Sea, Jacqueline Pozar’s nose often starts to bleed. Then her teacher at Saul Martinez Elementary School in nearby Mecca calls her mom, Maria, and asks her to come pick up her daughter. Jacqueline is seven years old. “I […]

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South San Diego County Beaches Getting More Water Testing

/in /by /KPBS

Cross-border sewage spills got the attention of the San Diego Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation, and grant funding helped them launch a clean water campaign that will lead to more testing of south county ocean waters. Massive sewage spills have created a public health problem that appears headed to federal court because several municipalities are […]

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Public Hearing Tuesday On Higher Poway Water, Sewer Rates

/in /by /The San Diego Union-Tribune

A busy agenda for Tuesday night’s City Council meeting includes a public hearing on proposed water and sewer rate hikes and a negotiating agreement with two developers interested in building within Poway Road’s newly-designated Town Center. The council is proposing water rate increases of 3.5 percent for water use and 5.5 percent for the fixed […]

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Water-Rights Lawsuit Ends After 66 Years

/in /by /The San Diego Union-Tribune

After 66 years of litigation and more than 50 years of settlement talks, the longest-running federal civil case in San Diego has ended. The Fallbrook Public Utility District board of directors voted unanimously Monday to end a water dispute with the U.S. government over rights to water that flows from the Santa Margarita River. “After […]

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