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.
Does the New La Niña Forecast Mean a Dry Winter for California?
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /89.3 KPCC (Pasadena)by Jacob MargolisAccording to a new forecast from the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center, it’s likely that the La Niña weather pattern will show up this winter. The likelihood that it will show up this winter is the same as last month: a 55 to 60 percent probability. That’s a downgrade from June, when it was 75 percent. While […]
OPINION: For Water Policy, Hot and Cold Contradictions
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Daily NewsIn the end, it will be state and local officials, not scientists, who put forward the ways Southern California deals with the effects of both the drought and man-made climate change. But we expect policy-makers, even when they are not exactly brainiacs themselves, to keep up with the science on these subjects in order to […]
Lessons on Water Conservation Good for California
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Desert Sun (Palm Springs)With students heading back to classes this month, we want to ask a little favor of teachers, principals and other educators at public and private elementary, middle and high schools alike: Please spend some time this school year teaching our children about water conservation, if you are not already. Because despite some mixed signals from […]
Legislative Panel OKs Audit of Massive Water Tunnels
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Orange County Registerby Don ThompsonCritics of Gov. Jerry Brown’s nearly $16 billion plan to bore two massive tunnels under the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta won a state audit of its ongoing costs on Wednesday, though state officials don’t expect the audit to delay the project. The Joint Legislative Audit Committee also voted to have California’s state auditor investigate prison […]