Every month, Deacon Perry Owens Sr. estimates he spends at least $100 on bottled water. He doesn’t drink the tap water from his Emerald Hills home. “It has a smell to it, a stench to it and we have tried every home remedy, and we can’t get rid of it,” he told Team 10.
Ramona Municipal Water District and the city of Poway have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to look at the feasibility of sharing water resources. Poway has been looking to diversify its water resources for the past 30 years, but the city is at a point where it needs to develop this.
Residents and officials in North County are trying to raise the water level of Lake Hodges, but they’re facing their biggest challenge — the state mandate of levels. California government requires lakes to be no deeper than 280 feet; however, concerned people are asking that the reservoir be raised to 293 feet. As of Friday, […]
Roughly 200,000 San Diego County households get their tap water from the Sweetwater Authority. In a recent safety test, however, that water flagged a toxic chemical called PFAS, also known as a forever chemical. The level is not enough for action, but enough to trigger a mandatory state warning. “We have one data point. There […]
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/in Media Coverage, News, San Diego County /by Jordan Beane /ABC 10by Austin GrabishEvery month, Deacon Perry Owens Sr. estimates he spends at least $100 on bottled water. He doesn’t drink the tap water from his Emerald Hills home. “It has a smell to it, a stench to it and we have tried every home remedy, and we can’t get rid of it,” he told Team 10.
Poway, Ramona to Study Feasibility of Sharing Water Resources
/in Media Coverage, News, San Diego County /by Jordan Beane /KPBSby Alexander NguyenRamona Municipal Water District and the city of Poway have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to look at the feasibility of sharing water resources. Poway has been looking to diversify its water resources for the past 30 years, but the city is at a point where it needs to develop this.
Concern Arises Over Lake Hodges Water Level: This Is Why
/in Media Coverage, News, San Diego County /by Jordan Beane /Fox 5 San Diegoby Amber CoakleyResidents and officials in North County are trying to raise the water level of Lake Hodges, but they’re facing their biggest challenge — the state mandate of levels. California government requires lakes to be no deeper than 280 feet; however, concerned people are asking that the reservoir be raised to 293 feet. As of Friday, […]
‘Forever Chemicals’ Detected in Sweetwater Reservoir
/in Media Coverage, News, San Diego County /by Jordan Beane /Fox 5 San Diegoby Jaime ChambersRoughly 200,000 San Diego County households get their tap water from the Sweetwater Authority. In a recent safety test, however, that water flagged a toxic chemical called PFAS, also known as a forever chemical. The level is not enough for action, but enough to trigger a mandatory state warning. “We have one data point. There […]