San Diego school officials decided Tuesday to shut down any water source showing a lower level of lead in the water than first considered actionable when testing began in April. Water was at tested at 207 schools on district property. Results show 19 percent of the schools have some level of lead in the water. The […]
The health of many rivers and streams throughout San Diego County — which flow down canyons and wind through often contaminated urban landscapes — has improved after suffering during several years of drought conditions, according to a report released this week by the nonprofit environmental group San Diego Coastkeeper. While pollution continues to significantly impact […]
After almost 50 years of vigorously contested litigation (that went all the way to the Supreme Court), settlement negotiations, several successful efforts in Congress and the California Legislature to obtain the essential legislation, and several more decades of negotiations to resolve all the issues presented in the litigation as well as other issues raised belatedly […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /NBC 7 San Diegoby Jaspreet Kaur Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
The San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) is moving forwarding with the $28.6 million Milestone Pipeline Relining project. The Board of Directors approved the project Thursday to rehabilitate more than four-miles of a pipeline between Lake Murray and Sweetwater Reservoir. “Pipeline relining is an important and often overlooked program that’s extending the life and reliability of […]
San Diego Unified To Fix 40+ Schools With Lead In Water
/in San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /NBC 7 San Diegoby NBC 7 StaffSan Diego school officials decided Tuesday to shut down any water source showing a lower level of lead in the water than first considered actionable when testing began in April. Water was at tested at 207 schools on district property. Results show 19 percent of the schools have some level of lead in the water. The […]
Water Quality in County’s Rivers and Creeks Improves, but Long-Term Prognosis Unknown
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-TribuneThe health of many rivers and streams throughout San Diego County — which flow down canyons and wind through often contaminated urban landscapes — has improved after suffering during several years of drought conditions, according to a report released this week by the nonprofit environmental group San Diego Coastkeeper. While pollution continues to significantly impact […]
Final Requirements Met for San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights Settlement
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Valley Roadrunner (Valley Center)After almost 50 years of vigorously contested litigation (that went all the way to the Supreme Court), settlement negotiations, several successful efforts in Congress and the California Legislature to obtain the essential legislation, and several more decades of negotiations to resolve all the issues presented in the litigation as well as other issues raised belatedly […]
San Diego County Water Authority Approves Milestone Pipeline Relining
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /NBC 7 San Diegoby Jaspreet Kaur Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) is moving forwarding with the $28.6 million Milestone Pipeline Relining project. The Board of Directors approved the project Thursday to rehabilitate more than four-miles of a pipeline between Lake Murray and Sweetwater Reservoir. “Pipeline relining is an important and often overlooked program that’s extending the life and reliability of […]