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.
Californians Are Paying Billions For Power They Don’t Need
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Ivan Penn and Ryan MenezesThe bucolic orchards of Sutter County north of Sacramento had never seen anything like it: a visiting governor and a media swarm — all to christen the first major natural gas power plant in California in more than a decade. At its 2001 launch, the Sutter Energy Center was hailed as the nation’s cleanest power […]
SDG&E Rolling Out New Fuel Cell Technology to Ease Power Outage Disruptions
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Rob NikolewskiAt first glance, it looks like a storage refrigerator you might see in somebody’s garage — and it runs just as quietly. But the GenCell G5rx is a hydrogen fuel cell generator that is part of a compact system using the latest technology to help companies like San Diego Gas & Electric reduce disruptions during power outages. […]
EMWD Urge Governor Jerry Brown To End Drought State Of Emergency
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Temecula Patchby Damita ThomasEastern Municipal Water District’s (EMWD) Board of Directors on Wednesday urged Governor Jerry Brown and the State Water Resources Control Board (State Board) to declare an end the ongoing Drought State of Emergency and corresponding regulations. EMWD’s Board of Directors approved by a 4-0 vote a resolution requesting an end to the statewide drought emergency […]
County Water Authority Declares Drought Over
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Fallbrook/Bonsall Village News Quoted: Mark Muir and Maureen StapletonThe San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors (SDCWA) declared on Jan. 26 an end to drought conditions in the region, citing heavy local rainfall and snow in western mountain areas. According to the Water Authority, precipitation at San Diego’s official reporting station at Lindbergh Field is 172 percent of average at this time. Statewide […]