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.
Riverside County LAFCO Conveys FPUD/Rainbow Reorganization to San Diego LAFCO
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Village Newsby Joe NaimanThe potential reorganization in which the Fallbrook Public Utility District and the Rainbow Municipal Water District would detach from the San Diego County Water Authority and become part of the Eastern Municipal Water District will require approval from San Diego County’s Local Agency Formation Commission, but Riverside County’s LAFCO has agreed to let the process […]
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Receives Water Efficiency Award
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /SD Metro Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe San Diego County Water Authority presented its 2019 Water Innovation & Efficiency Award to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar for significantly reducing its overall potable water use through a successful water conservation program and new infrastructure for distributing reclaimed water. MCAS Miramar embarked on a water conservation program about a decade ago, and through […]
Rainfall Contest Winner’s Prediction Was Good To The Last Drop
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Robert KrierAs September and the rainfall year wound down, Michael Candra needed a perfect storm — a perfectly light, minor storm. Early Saturday morning, San Diego’s season total stood at 12.83 inches. At that point, Candra was in fifth place in the Union-Tribune’s 17th annual Precipitation Prediction Contest, which drew more than 500 entrants. Each year, […]
New Water Year Kicks Off With Surplus: California Has Greater Reservoir Storage Than Last Year
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Times by Hannah FryCalifornia has more water stored in its reservoirs than it did a year ago after a marathon wet winter that pounded the state with rain and blanketed its mountain ranges with snow. Statewide reservoir water storage is 128% of average, which amounts to about 29.7 million acre-feet of water for California, the Department of Water […]