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.
Study Shows Droughts Affecting So Cal Water Sources Six Times A Century
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /California Water News DailyThe University of Arizona recently announced results from a study that studied the annual growth rings of trees to reconstruct a long-term climate history and examine the duration and frequency of “perfect droughts” in Southern California’s main water sources. According to the research, severe droughts happened simultaneously in the regions that supply water to Southern […]
Proposed Salton Sea Funding Doesn’t Address Primary Concerns
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Imperial Valley Pressby Michael MareshEL CENTRO — Imperial County supervisors are well aware that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget, that would include $220 million for the Salton Sea and the New River, comes with a catch. A cornerstone of Newsom’s proposal, which aligns with his Water Resilience Portfolio, is a new $4.75 billion climate resilience bond that he wants […]
Workforce Diversity Focus of ‘Women in Water’ Conference
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News Network Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityQuoted: San Diego County Water Authority
Career opportunities for women in the water and wastewater industry at every level are the focus of the third annual Women in Water Symposium January 16 at Cuyamaca College. Vanessa Murrell, grant manager for the Center for Water Studies at Cuyamaca College, said the conference’s goal in its third year is to create a community […]
As the Salton Sea Shrinks, it Leaves Behind a Toxic Reminder of the Cost of Making a Desert Bloom
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Food & Environment Reporting Network (New York, N.Y.)by Lindsay FendtIt’s just past noon on a Wednesday, but the bar at the Ski Inn in Bombay Beach, California, is already packed. The crowd is mostly Canadian, snowbirds escaping to the desert spas and country club communities that dominate this southeastern corner of the state, just 50 miles from Mexico. Bombay Beach is not their destination, […]