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.
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 […]
California Snowpack Reaches 173% Of Average, Replenishing A Third Of State’s ‘Snow-Deficit’
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Joseph SernaSnowfall from a series of blizzard-like storms that blanketed the Sierra Nevada last month deposited the equivalent of more than 5.7 trillion gallons of water along the rugged mountain range — enough water to fill California’s largest reservoir more than four times, according to recent analysis. In a study by the University of Colorado Boulder and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, […]
A Key Source To Ending California’s Drought, Sierra Nevada Snowpack Up 173 Percent
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /San Gabriel Valley Tribune (As published by Los Angeles Daily News)by Steve ScauzilloSnow levels in the Sierra Nevada — a source of about 30 percent of the drinking water for Southern California — have more than quadrupled in one month, according to a manual survey conducted Thursday by state hydrologists. Water content contained within the 90.3 inches of snow measured at Phillips Station in the central Sierra […]
Approved Water Rate Increases Rile Some Escondido Residents
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Coast News Group (Encinitas)by Steve Puterski Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityA five-year water rate increase was approved by the City Council Wednesday to fund Capital Improvement Projects and operational costs. According to a report from Director of Utilities Chris McKinney, the new water and wastewater rates will increase Water Fund revenue by 5.5 percent per year over the next five years. The adjusted rates will […]