The San Diego region is being drenched by a rare spring storm system, but all that moisture isn’t adding much to the region’s supply of drinking water. The snow was falling in the San Diego county mountains on Wednesday, pretty heavily in some places. That comes courtesy of a slow-moving cold storm system coming into […]
Expressions of gratitude and support have poured in from a grateful community to the ten volunteers sheltering in place at the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant in San Diego County. As people learned about their effort to maintain plant operations and keep the water flowing during the COVID-19 pandemic, residents responded by expressing their heartful thanks […]
When Mission Trails Regional Park reopens and visitors return, they may notice an increase in construction traffic and activities in and near the western portion of the park as the San Diego County Water Authority improves a portion of its regional water delivery system. The Water Authority has begun work to construct a new underground […]
No ‘March Miracle’ for snow and rain in California, but the San Diego County Water Authority has diversified water supply sources to weather the boom-and-bust cycle of California winters. March brought abundant precipitation throughout California, but not enough to offset a dry February. Most large urban water agencies in the state maintain a reliable water […]
More Rain Drenching San Diego County But Local Reservoirs Still Parched
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPBS-FM/TV (San Diego)by Erik Anderson Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe San Diego region is being drenched by a rare spring storm system, but all that moisture isn’t adding much to the region’s supply of drinking water. The snow was falling in the San Diego county mountains on Wednesday, pretty heavily in some places. That comes courtesy of a slow-moving cold storm system coming into […]
Community Thanks Desalination Plant Workers For Sacrifice
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News Network Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityExpressions of gratitude and support have poured in from a grateful community to the ten volunteers sheltering in place at the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant in San Diego County. As people learned about their effort to maintain plant operations and keep the water flowing during the COVID-19 pandemic, residents responded by expressing their heartful thanks […]
Construction in Mission Trails Regional Park to Improve Infrastructure
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /SDNews.com Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityWhen Mission Trails Regional Park reopens and visitors return, they may notice an increase in construction traffic and activities in and near the western portion of the park as the San Diego County Water Authority improves a portion of its regional water delivery system. The Water Authority has begun work to construct a new underground […]
Water Supply Diversification Overcomes Dry Winter
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News Networkby Ed JoyceNo ‘March Miracle’ for snow and rain in California, but the San Diego County Water Authority has diversified water supply sources to weather the boom-and-bust cycle of California winters. March brought abundant precipitation throughout California, but not enough to offset a dry February. Most large urban water agencies in the state maintain a reliable water […]