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.
City of San Diego Responds to High Bill Complaints, Stands by its Water Meters
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /ABC 10 News (San Diego)The city of San Diego is standing by its new water meters despite resident complaints of skyrocketing bills without leaks. “I am absolutely confident that these meters are reading accurately,” said Michael Vogl, the city’s public utilities deputy director, who oversees water billing. Families from Mountain View to Scripps Ranch have contacted 10News to complain […]
OPINION: Why Costly WaterFix Tunnels Project Fixes Nothing
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Don Nottoli and Jeffrey Michael Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe clock is ticking as the Brown administration presses public water agencies to make a final decision on whether to fund the proposed California “WaterFix” project, a plan to construct two 40-foot diameter, 35-mile long tunnels under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Though the $17 billion tunnel project really fixes nothing, some water agencies claim the […]
OPINION: California’s Twin Tunnels Project Secures Water Supply
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby John Laird Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThree years ago, I was pleased to join San Diego leaders at a ceremony dedicating the San Vicente Dam Raise, a $416 million project that marked the single largest increase in water storage in San Diego County history. The project and others such as the state-of-the-art desalination facility at Carlsbad are key components of a water portfolio […]
San Diego Quake Could Kill 2,000, Inflict $40B In Property Damage
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Gary RobbinsSan Diego’s Rose Canyon fault is capable of producing a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that could kill 2,000 people and inflict $40 billion in property damage, according to a preliminary study sponsored by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. The EERI team also says in the study to be made public on Wednesday that the quake could […]