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The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
Firefighting Foam Leaves Toxic Legacy In Californians’ Drinking Water
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Times by David S. CloudIt was a Sunday tradition at Bethany Slavic Missionary Church. After morning services, Florin Ciuriuc joined the line of worshipers waiting to fill their jugs with gallons of free drinking water from a well on the property, a practice church leaders had encouraged. “I take it for my office every week,” said Ciuriuc, a 50-year-old […]
Water Authority Wins National 2019 WaterSense Excellence Award
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /SD Metro Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized the San Diego County Water Authority with a 2019 WaterSense Excellence Award for advancing water efficiency through its Qualified Water Efficient Landscape program, known as QWEL. The Water Authority received one of 25 WaterSense awards at the national WaterSmart Innovations Conference in Las Vegas.
Carlsbad Plans Aggressive Treatment Of Invasive Weed
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Phil DiehlCarlsbad is preparing to launch an “aggressive” effort, including the widespread application of a chemical herbicide, to eradicate the invasive plant Ward’s weed from about 200 acres where it has taken root in several of the city’s habitat preserves. A native of the Mediterranean region, the species’ first North American appearance was in Carlsbad’s Rancho […]
Report: San Diego Has Unique Edge To Tackle Climate Change
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Deborah Sullivan BrennanThe Earth’s coastal and polar areas are on thin ice, a new climate report warns, but San Diego may be in a better place than others to weather those changes if it acts swiftly, several authors said. “The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate,” released last week by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, […]