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.
Oceanside Breaks Ground for Recycling Plant That Will Provide 32% of City’s Water
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby Chris Jennewein Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityOceanside officially broke ground Wednesday on an innovative water recycling plant that will provide 32% of the city’s water supply in future years. Although San Diego is working on a similar and larger project, Pure Water Oceanside will be the first operating advanced purification facility in the county. The plan will use microfiltration, reverse osmosis […]
CVWD Offering Rebates for Washing Machines, Hot Water Pumps
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /California Water News DailyCoachella Valley Water District is now offering two new water efficiency rebates for residential customers who install a new high-efficiency washing machine or a hot water recirculating pump in their home. “We are excited to offer these new programs to our customers to increase their efficiency,” said Katie Evans, Director of Communications and Conservation at […]
Kern County Water Industry is Ready to Discuss Water Concerns with President Trump
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Bakersfield Now by Jeanette QuezadaWater 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 […]
Toxic Waste Still a Problem for El Cajon Neighborhoods
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /East County Californianby Albert FulcherFrom 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 […]