When the region’s water importer said it was hurting for cash, the city of San Diego said: I’ll be your sugar daddy. That’s basically what happened last week after the San Diego County Water Authority – in charge of getting water from the Colorado River and northern California to San Diego – broke the news […]
A three-year construction project on San Diego’s oldest aqueduct is underway, with the San Diego County Water Authority leading the $66 million effort to upgrade the infrastructure. Work on the project, known as the Southern First Aqueduct Facilities Improvement Project, is slated to run through summer 2026 and is intended to retrofit 99 structures connected […]
When desert winds stir up dust from the Salton Sea’s exposed lakebed, nearby communities suffer from increased air pollution. The deterioration coincides with reduced flows into California’s largest lake, finds a new research paper in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency’s new water rules. In April, President Joe Biden’s administration and the EPA introduced national limits on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water. These PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” have been linked to health concerns such as cancer.
San Diego Steps Up as Water Authority’s ‘Sugar Daddy’
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie Elmer Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityWhen the region’s water importer said it was hurting for cash, the city of San Diego said: I’ll be your sugar daddy. That’s basically what happened last week after the San Diego County Water Authority – in charge of getting water from the Colorado River and northern California to San Diego – broke the news […]
Water Authority Begins Three-year Project on Oldest Aqueduct
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /The Coast News Group Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityA three-year construction project on San Diego’s oldest aqueduct is underway, with the San Diego County Water Authority leading the $66 million effort to upgrade the infrastructure. Work on the project, known as the Southern First Aqueduct Facilities Improvement Project, is slated to run through summer 2026 and is intended to retrofit 99 structures connected […]
A Drying Salton Sea: Research Finds Higher Particulate Pollution After Water Diverted to San Diego
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Phys.orgWhen desert winds stir up dust from the Salton Sea’s exposed lakebed, nearby communities suffer from increased air pollution. The deterioration coincides with reduced flows into California’s largest lake, finds a new research paper in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
Supreme Court Could Upend America’s Clean Water Rules
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Newsweekby Jordan KingThe Supreme Court has agreed to hear a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency’s new water rules. In April, President Joe Biden’s administration and the EPA introduced national limits on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water. These PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” have been linked to health concerns such as cancer.