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.
Open Houses Scheduled for 4-Mile Pipeline Project
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KUSI San Diego Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe first of two open houses is scheduled Tuesday on a major pipeline project that could impact residents and businesses in La Mesa and Spring Valley. The $28.6 million project will reline 4.3 miles of pipeline from Lake Murray to the Sweetwater Reservoir, according to the San Diego County Water Authority. Early stages of the […]
Water Use Ticks Up Again Across California
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /89.3 KPCC (Pasadena)by Aaron MendelsonThis year, urban water use has settled into a pattern: Californians are consuming more water than in 2015 and 2016, when mandatory measures were in place to cut down on use during a five-year drought. At the same time, water use has remained below the levels reported in 2013 and 2014, cheering water regulators who […]
Report: Design Flaws Led To Near-Collapse Of Oroville Dam
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Courthouse News (Pasadena)by Nick CahillFor decades, water seeped below the spillway of the nation’s tallest dam unnoticed by operators, slowly eroding critical infrastructure until the spillway crumbled during heavy storm releases this past February, investigators said Tuesday. According to independent experts investigating the Oroville Dam’s spillway failure – which forced nearly 200,000 people to evacuate beneath the 770-foot dam – human […]
Major Unknowns Remain Just Ahead Of Key Votes On Massive Water Project
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice Of San Diegoby Ry Rivard Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityQuoted: Fern Steiner
Just weeks before key votes on a multibillion-dollar state water project, two major questions remain: How much water will the project actually deliver? How much will that water actually cost? If those sound like the only two things you’d really want to be sure about before investing billions of dollars in a new water project […]