San Diego County / Southern California

The latest news and analysis covering water issues in the San Diego County region and Southern California.

Kern County Water Industry is Ready to Discuss Water Concerns with President Trump

/in , , /by /Bakersfield Now by Jeanette Quezada

Water is essential for survival. It’s just as true for you and me as it is for the Ag community of Kern County, which depends on water to grow all of its crops. According to Gene Lundquist, president of the Water Association of Kern County, we use more than two million acre-feet to grow what […]

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Toxic Waste Still a Problem for El Cajon Neighborhoods

/in , , /by /East County Californianby Albert Fulcher

From 1963 to 1985, aerospace manufacturing company Senior Aerospace Ketema (formerly Am­etek) in El Cajon dumped thousands of pounds of a chemical degreaser into a shallow redwood-lined pit that sat on its property. This resulted in a toxic groundwater plume of trichloroethylene, which travels through the soil by a process called soil vapor intrusion into […]

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Water Agencies Team Up to Reduce Potable Water Use

/in , , /by /Water News Network

The Olivenhain Municipal Water District and Leucadia Wastewater District are reducing potable water use by switching to recycled water to flush sewer lines in their service areas. With the recent installation of new equipment by both agencies, recycled water is now available to Leucadia for sewer line maintenance in the Village Park neighborhood in Encinitas […]

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City of Oceanside to Break Ground on Pure Water Oceanside

/in , , /by /Times of San Diegoby Debbie L. Sklar Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

Marking a historic moment for the city of Oceanside and the region, city officials and water industry leaders will break ground on Pure Water Oceanside on Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 10 a.m. at the San Luis Rey Water Reclamation Facility. Scheduled to be completed before the end of 2021, Pure Water Oceanside will be on the […]

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