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.
Storm Slams Into Southern California, Bringing Flood Risk, Snow, Mudslide Warning
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Sarah Parvini, Joseph Serna, Shelby GradA new rainstorm moved into Southern California on Thursday, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a flood advisory for much of Los Angeles County through 9:15 a.m. Forecasters said southern and eastern Los Angeles County would be hardest hit by the storm. It’s the latest of a series of storms to dump rain on the […]
Is The Great California Drought Finally Ending?
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Bettina BoxallThe state’s biggest reservoirs are swelling. The Sierra Nevada have seen as much snow, sleet, hail and rain as during the wettest years on record. Rainy Los Angeles feels more like London than Southern California. So is the great California drought finally calling it quits? Yes. Or at least maybe. If the storm systems keep coming, […]
Life Without Water Or … Why The Delta Tunnel Is So Critical To LA
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /City Watch (Los Angeles, Calif.)by Tony ButkaAfter the recent defeat of Proposition 53, a Howard Jarvis backed initiative aimed squarely at Jerry Brown’s Delta Tunnel project (aka WaterFix), matters are moving forward with the project. The CEQA challenges are now finished, and the resulting a 100,000 page document (I kid you not) is on the Governor’s desk. As General Manager of […]
After Week Of Storms, Mammoth Mountain Has More Snow Than Any Other Ski Resort In The Country
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KTLA5 (Los Angeles, Calif.)by Melissa Pamer and Rick ChambersAfter more than a week of snow storms in the Sierra Nevada, Mammoth Mountain has more snow than another ski resort in the country.The popular mountain about five hours north of Los Angeles announced Wednesday that it had the deepest base of snow in North America after receiving 10 to 15 feet of snow since the previous […]