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.
Getting More Water in the West: Key Legislation Failed in 2015; Will This Year Be Any Different?
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Coachella Valley Independentby By Krista LangloisThis summer, as California was struggling through its most severe recent year of drought, two California members of Congress unveiled legislation meant to ease the pain. Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Republican Rep. David Valadao introduced, separately and respectively, the California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2015 and the Western Water and American Food […]
Two Feet of Snow Expected Across Northern Sierra Nevada This Week
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Los Angeles Timesby By Joseph SernaA series of storms passing over Northern California are expected to drench residents in rain and dump up to 2 feet of snow on the northern Sierra Nevada, a precious water resource the state relies on in the spring, the National Weather Service said. The storms are expected to bypass Southern California, according to […]
OPINION: El Niño: Why the Hype?
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Seaside Courier (Encinitas)by By Thomas K. ArnoldI will admit, I was out of town during last week’s storms, attending the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, but from what I heard while in Sin City our poor, dear coastal North County was all but obliterated. “El Niño is here!” my wife texted me, saying the whole family was holed up […]
Southern California Agencies Work to Capture, Store El Nino Stormwater
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Sun (San Bernardino)by By Neil NisperosMuch of the rain that fell on Southern California last week flowed to the Pacific Ocean, but a good amount was captured by local water agencies to help replenish the region’s local water supply. With California entering what may be its fifth year of drought, water agencies are moving to capture and store more. […]