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.
Metropolitan Water District Responds to Compton Herald Editorial
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Compton HeraldWe respectfully disagree with your Aug. 24 editorial, “Water Board: Vote ‘No’ on Billion-dollar Delta Tunnels project,” which was based on erroneous rhetoric and incorrect information. We depend on water imported from Northern California through the Delta for about 30 percent of the supplies we use in the Southland. But that system is aging and […]
OPINION: Will Lawsuits, High Costs Put End to Brown’s Water Tunnels Plan?
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Daily Bulletin (Rancho Cucamonga)The first time Jerry Brown was governor of California, his greatest policy defeat came when resentful Northern Californians voted almost unanimously in 1982 to reverse a legislative vote authorizing a massive ditch around the delta of the San Joaquin and Sacramento rivers. This was called the Peripheral Canal; it aimed to bring Northern California river […]
Meet the Megaflood: How ‘The Other Big One’ Could Devastate S.D.
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San DiegoYou’ve heard of The Big One. Now meet The Other Big One – a massive statewide flooding catastrophe that could cripple California for months or years. Researchers think a megaflood is just as likely to hit the state as a 7.8 magnitude earthquake, and has the potential to cause three times as much damage. San Diego […]
Nine Dams in San Diego County Ranked Below Satisfactory on Safety, Newly Released State Data Reveals
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /East County Magazine (San Diego)The State of California on Friday released data on dam safety in California which found nine percent of dams statewide fall below satisfactory and could pose potential hazards in severe storms or earthquakes—including nine dams in San Diego County. The data previously, kept secret due to terrorism concerns, was disclosed after the Oroville dam spillway […]