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.
Pacific Beach Girl Scout Promotes Water Wise Landscaping
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /San Diego Community NewsWhen many San Diegans think about native plants, it can bring up images of dry landscapes or prickly cacti. However, truly native plants can create a colorful landscape for Pacific Beach residents year-round. This summer, at the Pacific Beach Taylor Library Community Room, Girl Scout Isabella Catanzaro held a workshop on how to create a […]
With New State Law, Pico Rivera’s Water Is Now Considered Tainted
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Whittier Daily Newsby Bradley BermontUnder new water quality standards issued by the state, the Pico Rivera water supply is now considered tainted. The city will soon be sending notices to all residents about high levels of perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, more commonly referred to as PFOA and PFOS. Dubbed “forever chemicals,” the two are “readily absorbed, but not […]
Ornamental Horticulture Groundbreaking Cultivates Career Opportunities
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News NetworkWith the turn of 11 gleaming shovels, groundbreaking took place on August 22 for a $16.7 million project to renovate and improve indoor and outdoor classrooms and facilities for Cuyamaca College’s Ornamental Horticulture program. Thousands of students have graduated from the program since its launch in 1980. Many have gone on to careers in landscape […]
PFAS Toxins Found In Drinking Water Throughout Southern California
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Orange County Register (Anaheim, Calif.)by Martin WisckolWells of nearly two dozen Southern California water agencies have reportable levels of PFAS, a chemical family increasingly linked to cancer, liver and kidney damage, thyroid disease, high cholesterol, low fertility, low birth weight and ulcerative colitis. Six of those agencies have shut down wells in the past year because of the presence of those […]