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.
Water Agencies Team Up to Reduce Potable Water Use
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News NetworkThe 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 […]
City of Oceanside to Break Ground on Pure Water Oceanside
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby Debbie L. Sklar Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityMarking 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 […]
Will California Get Another Wildflower Super Bloom? Here’s What the Experts Predict
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Tribune by Lindsey HoldenA lackluster winter rain season has left much of California on the cusp of a drought — so what does that mean for the state’s much-Instagrammed wildflowers? Particularly rainy winters yielded super blooms throughout the state in 2017 and 2019, from the Carrizo Plain National Monument in San Luis Obispo County all the way down […]
Bacteria at the Water Fountain: How San Diego Scientists Use E. Coli to Test for Toxins in Water
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPBSby Shalina ChatlaniIt’s not always easy to tell if the water you’re drinking is safe. Some ways to check include lab testing and filters. And soon it could include E. coli bacteria. San Diego scientists are developing a new bacteria-based water sensing technology. At Edison Elementary School in City Heights on a December afternoon, excited school children […]