San Diego County / Southern California

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

Recycling More Water Could Reduce the Amount Flowing to the Salton Sea, Environmentalists Warn

The Coachella Valley’s biggest water district recycles wastewater at three of its six sewage treatment plants, churning out water to irrigate golf courses, parks and lawns at housing developments. Now it’s proposing to reuse more water by converting a sewage plant in Thermal to a water-recycling plant. Environmentalists are objecting to the Coachella Valley Water […]

Four East San Diego County Communities Ordered To Boil Water Due To Power Outages

Four East San Diego County communities were told Friday to boil their water due to recent power outages. The public water systems lost pressure in their water distribution systems during the outage.The County of San Diego, Department of Environmental Health issued the advisory for: Boulevard Pines Mobile Home & RV Park at 39375 Old Highway […]

SDG&E Crews Making Progress On Restoring Power; 9,500 Still Without Electricity

Taking advantage of a break in the weather, crews from San Diego Gas & Electric on Friday made headway in restoring power to customers who had been shut off in the wake of deadly wildfire conditions. As of 5 p.m., the utility reported 9,470 customers were back online after SDG&E crews patrolled power lines serving […]

Just Subtract Water – How A Dry Spell Allowed Winds To Lash California With Flames

Hot, dry Santa Ana winds will likely whip up the unseasonably fierce wildfires ravaging Southern California on Thursday, forecasters said. The gales have come at the worst time, at the end of a long dry spell. The combination of savage Santa Anas and tinder-dry plants have ignited large wildfires in the region this week, upending […]