Federal investments in Tijuana River Valley infrastructure to address ongoing problems with sewage runoff could mean an end to beach closures that have plagued the South Bay in recent years, officials announced today in San Diego.
The Environmental Protection Agency is spending $25 million on two projects to help stop the flow of cross border sewage and trash. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler met with state and local officials Wednesday to discuss the persistent problem and to announce two short-term solutions would move ahead.
San Diego water managers are working with local researchers to understand how atmospheric rivers bring water to the region. The moisture-laden storm systems bring rain to Southern California, but too much rain can be damaging. Scripps Institution of Oceanography researchers are working to better understand atmospheric rivers, or ARs, so they can predict when and […]
After almost 80 years of suckling the proverbial teat that brings fresh water from the Colorado River and Sierra Nevadas to San Diego, the local water manager is hatching a plan to unlatch.
EPA Administrator Announces Projects to Address Sewage Spills at Border, An End to South Bay Beach Closures
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The San Diego Union Tribuneby Andrew DyerFederal investments in Tijuana River Valley infrastructure to address ongoing problems with sewage runoff could mean an end to beach closures that have plagued the South Bay in recent years, officials announced today in San Diego.
Two Projects Promise Cross-Border Sewage Relief for South Bay Region
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /KPBS San Diegoby Erik AndersonThe Environmental Protection Agency is spending $25 million on two projects to help stop the flow of cross border sewage and trash. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler met with state and local officials Wednesday to discuss the persistent problem and to announce two short-term solutions would move ahead.
San Diego Water Managers Seek Better Rain Forecast Information
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPBS-FM/TVby Erik Anderson Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthoritySan Diego water managers are working with local researchers to understand how atmospheric rivers bring water to the region. The moisture-laden storm systems bring rain to Southern California, but too much rain can be damaging. Scripps Institution of Oceanography researchers are working to better understand atmospheric rivers, or ARs, so they can predict when and […]
The Water Authority is Resurrecting its Pipe Dream – Again
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie Elmer Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityAfter almost 80 years of suckling the proverbial teat that brings fresh water from the Colorado River and Sierra Nevadas to San Diego, the local water manager is hatching a plan to unlatch.