San Diego County / Southern California

The latest news and analysis covering water issues in the San Diego County region and Southern California.

Cost of Federal Water Grab Came to $350M, California Districts Say

The United States wrought “devastating consequences” upon farmers in California’s Central Valley when it took control of water meant for agriculture and residents and diverted it to other districts on the west side of the Central Valley, Fresno and 17 water districts claim in a $350 million federal lawsuit. Fresno and the water district say […]

SDSU Grad Elsa Saxod Named to Powerful MWD Water Agency Board

The former director of binational affairs for the city of San Diego is the newest member of the board of directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Elsa Saxod, who was installed during Tuesday’s board meeting at MWD headquarters in Los Angeles, is the city of San Diego mayor’s appointee to the San […]

San Jacinto Resident Reelected As Regional Water Agency Chairman

San Jacinto Valley native Randy Record was reelected Tuesday, Oct. 11, to a second two-year term as chairman of the board of Metropolitan Water District, which wholesales water to 26 member agencies in Southern California. Record has served on the Perris-based Eastern Municipal Water District board since 2001 and has represented that regional agency on […]

San Diego Coastkeeper Says Latest Report Shows Immediate Need for Permanent Conservation Regulations

San Diego Coastkeeper has released a statement in response to latest release from California State Water Resources Control Board, Statewide Water Conservation Drops Below 18 Percent in August. This statement is submitted by San Diego Coastkeeper’s Legal and Policy Director Matt O’Malley: “We are still very much in a drought. Our southern coast lies somewhere […]