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.
Will Cal Fire’s Plan to Rip Out Vegetation in San Diego Lead to an Explosion in Flammable Invasive Grasses?
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Joshua Emerson SmithHighly flammable nonnative plants have increasingly played a major role in Southern California’s struggles with wildfire — providing kindling along roadsides and around homes that turn sparks into menacing backcountry blazes. San Diego firefighting officials plan to dramatically ramp up efforts to rip out vegetation, both native and invasive, surrounding remote communities as part of […]
Proposed Clairemont Dr Restriping for Bike Lane & Potential Southbound Vehicle Lane Removal
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /The Clairemont Timesby Chris O'ConnellOn Thursday 9/26 the Parking, Transportation & Mobility sub-committee of the Clairemont Community Planning Group met with one item Action/Review item on the Agenda: Clairemont Dr. Bike Lane Striping (Everett Hauser, City of San Diego) In conjunction with the City’s Pure Water Project, Mr Hauser will present 3 different options to remove between 5 to […]
MWD Extends Lake Skinner Lease
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /Valley News (Temecula)by Joe NaimanThe Metropolitan Water District of Southern California owns land around Lake Skinner which is leased to the Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District. The lease arrangement allows recreational activity on the land with the county park district having responsibility for operations and maintenance. The lease agreement was to have expired in 2030, but a […]
San Diego’s Landmark Water Recycling Program Halted by Dispute Over Union Workers
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /San Diego Union-Tribuneby David GarrickSan Diego’s $4 billion plan to boost the city’s water independence is facing delays and cost increases thanks to a legal dispute over the use of unionized construction workers. A judge issued an injunction in June that halted the project, a recycling system called “Pure Water” that would purify treated sewage into drinking water and […]