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.
State Offers Free Testing For Lead In Drinking Water At Schools
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-TribunePublic schools can order free testing to determine lead levels in drinking water under a new state program announced Monday. The testing program is in response to new requirements that all community water systems test public school drinking water upon request by school officials. “Students should have access to clean drinking water at all times,” State […]
OPINION: Should California Call Off Drought Emergency? Readers Answer Our question: Letters
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Daily Bulletin (Rancho Cucamonga)The drought may not be an emergency now, but we still need to be water wise. If nothing else, the drought restrictions have proven that we can survive with less water. Watering lawns every day and seeing the water run down the street became less obvious with the drought restrictions and hopefully will remain that […]
Drought Is Over in San Diego County, Water Authority Declares
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /NBC San Diegoby Samantha Tatro Quoted: Dana Friehauf and Mark MuirThe drought is over in San Diego County, the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) declared Thursday, following a series of heavy rainfall and powerful storms which left inches upon inches of water in the County. This winter, heavy and relentless rainfall across California – and in San Diego County – significantly improved drought conditions, according […]
California Is Mostly Drought-Free For The First Time In Years
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Patchby Paige Austin Quoted: Mark MuirAfter years of brown lawns and millions of dead trees, California has finally reached a point where most of the state is officially drought-free. The state’s snowpack is now at 193 percent the average for this time of year compared to two years ago when the snowpack was well under 10 percent come spring — […]