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.
Sudden Declines of Birds, Fish Could Signal ‘Tipping Point’ at Salton Sea
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Desert Sun (Palm Springs)by Ian JamesAt first the biologists noticed something unusual about the dead fish washing up on the shore of the Salton Sea: All of them were fully grown, at least 7 inches long. There were no smaller fish among the carcasses pushed ashore by the lapping waves. Then the biologists started seeing other clues in the birds. […]
OPINION: Water Education More Important Than Ever
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Ventura County StarWith 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 […]
Relaxed Conservation Measures Don’t Mean the Drought is Over
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KALW (San Francisco)by Angela Johnston Mentioned: Carlsbad Desalination PlantThe California drought is now in it’s fifth year, and a recent study says it won’t be over for years to come. The study analyzed California’s mountain snowpack and found that we’d need almost four and a half more years of winter storms to escape drought conditions. But just few months ago, after a not-so-impressive […]
OPINION: Taxpayers Group Doesn’t Seem to Care About Taxpayers When it Comes to the Desal Plant
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diegoby Marco Gonzalez Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityEarlier this summer, the San Diego County Taxpayers Association gave its Golden Watchdog award to the Carlsbad Desalination Project, reflecting the group’s support “every step of the way” for what many in the environmental community consider the region’s biggest boondoggle in recent memory. While much of the fight against the desalination plant has focused on the […]