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.
Court Approves 3M Settlement Over ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Public Drinking Water Systems
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Maddie Simmons /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Jim SalterChemical manufacturer 3M will begin payments starting in the third quarter to many U.S. public drinking water systems as part of a multi-billion-dollar settlement over contamination with potentially harmful compounds used in firefighting foam and several consumer products, the company said.
Environment Report: US Steps Up Watchdog Role Over Tijuana Sewage System
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Maddie Simmons /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie ElmerYears ago, in a moment of despair over the utter dead-end that solving the Tijuana River sewage crisis seemed to be, I asked U.S. officials why we don’t just cross the border and start fixing broken pipes in Mexico.
San Diego County Releases Weekly Reports on Stomach Illness in the South Bay Due to Cross-border Sewage Concerns
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Maddie Simmons /KPBSby Scott RoddJoel Acedo goes surfing in Imperial Beach almost every day. He knows the water is contaminated from cross-border sewage — the warning signs are posted all over the beach. But he’s willing to take his chances. When his grandchildren are in town, however, he won’t let them in the ocean.
New Recycled Water Pipelines to be Installed In Encinitas and Carlsbad
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Maddie Simmons /Fox 5 San Diegoby Rhea CaoileThe construction of new recycled water pipelines in North County is expected to begin next week, according to the Olivenhain Municipal Water District. Thanks in part to about $900,000 in grants from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the California Department of Water Resources, the district will begin work on extending several underground pipelines in […]