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.
Water Vending Businesses Tap Into Customer Fears Over Water Quality
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diego by Ry RivardPeople flock to a Chula Vista parking lot to fill up jugs with water from a colorful kiosk owned by Colorado-based Watermill Express. The company is one of several competing for customers suspicious of city tap water and fed up with buying bottled water. Watermill, which runs a few dozen water vending machines across San […]
8 Million Gallons Of Tainted Water Foul Tijuana River Valley
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPBSby Erik AndersonThe United States-Mexico border region is enduring the latest in a series of massive cross-border sewage tainted spills. Federal officials in charge of monitoring the trans-border sewage situation on the U.S. side of the border said nearly 8 million gallons of tainted water flowed crossed the border in the Tijuana River channel. The flow crossed […]
To Guard Against Drought, Santa Maria Looks To Acquire Rights To Suspended State Water Supply
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Santa Maria Times by Razi SyedTo guard against volatility in the amount of state water it receives, Santa Maria and several other Central Coast Water Authority members are planning to claim an additional 12,214 acre-feet of state water that was set aside decades ago. The move — which would be funded by issuing a $42 million bond — would increase […]
Recycled Water Now Flows Through Repurposed Agricultural Pipeline Benefiting Area’s Watershed
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /California Water News DailyElsinore Valley Municipal Water District, Riverside County Flood and Water Conservation District and the City of Lake Elsinore recently celebrated the transformation of an abandoned agricultural pipeline that has now been converted to move water from EVMWD’s Regional Water Reclamation Facility into Lake Elsinore. The supplemental recycled water provides an additional source of water for […]