San Diego County / Southern California

The latest news and analysis covering water issues in the San Diego County region and Southern California.

Lawmakers Prepare Emergency Bill to Save San Diego Recycled Drinking Water Project

/in , , /by /Times of San Diegoby Chris Jennewein

San Diego lawmakers in Sacramento are preparing an emergency bill to stave off a legal challenge to San Diego’s $650 million recycled drinking water project. Assemblymember Todd Gloria, with the support of Senate President Toni Atkins, is moving forward Assembly Bill 1290 to end a legal challenge over the use of union labor to construct […]

Full Story

Lomita Drains its $13 Million Water Reservoir Because of Cancer-Causing Chemicals

/in , /by /Daily Breeze (Torrance, Calif.)by Nick Green

Lomita has stopped using a 5 million-gallon emergency reservoir that blends local groundwater and more expensive imported water, another fallout from the discovery of cancer-causing chemicals in the water supply, prompting renewed criticism from some residents that the $13 million project doesn’t work as designed.

Full Story

SANDAG Board OKs Formula For New Homebuilding

/in , /by /KPBS Radio San Diegoby Andrew Bowen

Elected officials from across San Diego County on Friday approved a new long-term home building plan that prioritizes areas rich with public transit and jobs. Board members of the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) are responsible for determining where 171,000 new homes should be built in the county over the next decade. The process, […]

Full Story

New State Bill Would Require a PLA for Pure Water Project

/in , , /by /Voice of San Diegoby Ry Rivard

To end a labor dispute that’s halted work on one of the largest and most important water projects in San Diego history, Assemblyman Todd Gloria rolled out a bill Friday to require union-friendly terms for work on the project. The project, known as Pure Water, would provide a third of the city’s drinking water in […]

Full Story