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.
One Idea, Two Cool Things: Desalinated Water and Renewable Energy
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Orange County Registerby Martin WisckolThe contraption, reminiscent of Rube Goldberg, would produce two of Southern California’s most precious and essential resources: water and electricity. The electricity would be renewable. And the drought-proof, desalinated ocean water could prove more environmentally friendly — and cheaper — than the water produced from three other desalters proposed for Southern California. The idea, developed […]
San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer to Leave More Than $1 billion in Polluted Rivers, Flood Issues to Successor
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Joshua Emerson SmithRainstorms routinely flush toxic chemicals, bacteria and even human feces through San Diego’s streets, canyons and rivers — ultimately polluting bays and beaches. Those same downpours also regularly burst city stormwater pipes and overwhelm clogged waterways, inundating homes and businesses. Under San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer the city laid out what it would cost to fix the […]
Water Fight About to Kick Into High Gear; Fallbrook, Rainbow to Take on County Water Authority
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /San Diego Union-Tribuneby J. Harry Jones Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityWithin the next few weeks, two water districts will be filing unprecedented applications to detach from the San Diego County Water Authority. Instead, they intend to buy water directly from the Metropolitan Water District via the Eastern Municipal Water District in Riverside County, thereby saving both districts millions of dollars annually. The Fallbrook Public Utility […]
San Diego’s Landmark Water Recycling Project May Face Longer Delays Than Expected
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /San Diego Union-Tribuneby David GarrickSAN DIEGO — San Diego’s long-awaited Pure Water project, a sewage recycling system that would boost the city’s water independence, is facing legal challenges that could last longer and cost more than city officials previously anticipated.