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.
Storms Are Making A Dent In California’s Drought; 7 Feet Of Snow Expected In Some Areas
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Paige St. John, Louis Sahagun, Joseph Serna and Corina KnollA lull in a series of powerful winter storms gave Northern California a chance Monday to clean up from widespread flooding while also assessing how all that moisture is altering the state’s once-grim drought picture. A few big storms alone won’t end the six-year drought, but there were growing signs that the so-called atmospheric river was making a major dent. Officials […]
Scientists Predict ‘Beneficial’ Rain From Atmospheric River
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Sun (San Bernardino)by Michel NolanWell, we asked for it — sort of. We’ve gone from drought to deluge. It seems we are being tossed around in an atmospheric river in what is considered one of the worst West Coast flooding events in a decade. Yes, we needed the snow pack, full reservoirs, water for rivers, crops and forests. But […]
OPINION: When LA Area Gets Rain, We Can’t Afford To Waste It
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Daily Newsby Cindy Montañez and Becky HayatOver the past couple of days, drought-stricken Los Angeles received about an inch of rain. But because so much of the Los Angeles area is paved, more than 3.8 billion gallons of that fresh rainwater was flushed into the L.A. River and out to the Pacific Ocean, carrying pollution and toxins along the way. As […]
California’s Budget Deficit Is Back, Gov. Jerry Brown Says
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby John MyersLess than four years after declaring California’s budget balanced for the foreseeable future, Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday said the state is projected to run a $1.6-billion deficit by next summer — a noticeable shift in the state’s fiscal stability that could worsen under federal spending cuts championed by President-elect Donald Trump. “The trajectory of revenue growth is […]