A three-year construction project on San Diego’s oldest aqueduct is underway, with the San Diego County Water Authority leading the $66 million effort to upgrade the infrastructure. Work on the project, known as the Southern First Aqueduct Facilities Improvement Project, is slated to run through summer 2026 and is intended to retrofit 99 structures connected […]
When desert winds stir up dust from the Salton Sea’s exposed lakebed, nearby communities suffer from increased air pollution. The deterioration coincides with reduced flows into California’s largest lake, finds a new research paper in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency’s new water rules. In April, President Joe Biden’s administration and the EPA introduced national limits on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water. These PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” have been linked to health concerns such as cancer.
It’s been a rainy couple of years – and that means the region’s water importer and seller is hurting for cash. To help cover that gap, among other growing costs of its massive water infrastructure system, the San Diego County Water Authority proposed increasing water rates by up to 39 percent in the next two […]
Water Authority Begins Three-year Project on Oldest Aqueduct
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /The Coast News Group Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityA three-year construction project on San Diego’s oldest aqueduct is underway, with the San Diego County Water Authority leading the $66 million effort to upgrade the infrastructure. Work on the project, known as the Southern First Aqueduct Facilities Improvement Project, is slated to run through summer 2026 and is intended to retrofit 99 structures connected […]
A Drying Salton Sea: Research Finds Higher Particulate Pollution After Water Diverted to San Diego
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Phys.orgWhen desert winds stir up dust from the Salton Sea’s exposed lakebed, nearby communities suffer from increased air pollution. The deterioration coincides with reduced flows into California’s largest lake, finds a new research paper in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
Supreme Court Could Upend America’s Clean Water Rules
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Newsweekby Jordan KingThe Supreme Court has agreed to hear a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency’s new water rules. In April, President Joe Biden’s administration and the EPA introduced national limits on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water. These PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” have been linked to health concerns such as cancer.
San Diego Mayor Pushes Back on Huge Countywide Water Rate Hike
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie Elmer Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityIt’s been a rainy couple of years – and that means the region’s water importer and seller is hurting for cash. To help cover that gap, among other growing costs of its massive water infrastructure system, the San Diego County Water Authority proposed increasing water rates by up to 39 percent in the next two […]