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.
Elevated Lead Levels Found In School Water
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Christine HuardStudents at three San Ysidro schools with outdated plumbing fixtures are drinking bottled water after contaminants were found in the water that flows from aged faucets and fountains at one of the campuses. The problem at La Mirada Elementary School prompted the district to investigate the water quality at its two other old campuses, Smythe Elementary […]
Rain Will Ease Up Tuesday Across Southern California
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Daily NewsAs the restorative wet winter continued to douse drought-stricken Southern California, another storm system brought heavy rain to the region on Monday. Lighter rain is expected to fall Tuesday, enough to snarl the morning commute but fade by early evening. High winds will also rage in the morning, but ease by nightfall. The rain might […]
More Rain Expected For Soggy South Bay Cities
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Daily Breeze (Torrance)by Sandy MazzaAnother atmospheric river hovered over the South Bay early Monday, dumping about an inch of rain along the coast but stopping short of causing any major damage. An overnight countywide flood advisory was canceled by 9 a.m., but a similar storm was expected to roll in Tuesday and hang around into Wednesday, when high pressure […]
California Storms Could Trigger Floods, Mudslides And Bring 120-mph Winds, Forecasters Warn
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Joseph SernaThe storms didn’t pack the punch of the atmospheric rivers that swept across California in January. But the first of two storms that arrived before sunrise Monday dropped much welcomed rain and snow from the Sacramento Valley and Sierra Nevada down to San Diego County. After years of sustained drought, California’s landscape has been inundated with storm after storm […]