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.
The ‘Dog Days Of Summer’ Will Afflict San Diego Until Friday
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union- Tribune by Garry RobbinsFeeling cranky? Blame it on the monsoon. Moist, unstable air from northern Mexico is flowing into San Diego County, raising the heat and humidity to uncomfortable levels and sparking a few spectacular thunderstorms. One of those cells unexpectedly pushed into downtown San Diego shortly before 3 p.m. on Wednesday, producing big booms, bright bolts and […]
Dana Point Deploys More Sand Bags In Emergency Effort To Save Storm Drain, Water Treatment Facility In Battle Against Erosion
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Orange County Registerby Laylan ConnellySave as much as we can, for as long as we can. That’s the new motto for Toni Nelson, who heads the community advocacy group Capo Cares, as the Dana Point resident pushes for the continual effort to save Capistrano Beach before it disappears into the sea – much of it has in recent years. […]
Two Small Agencies Want A Divorce From The Water Authority. It Could Get Messy.
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPBSby Ry Rivard Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityBack in January, the head of an obscure government agency that exists almost entirely to draw the boundary lines of other public agencies had gotten wind of something. Two rural water agencies wanted to bolt from the San Diego County Water Authority so they could start buying cheaper water from Riverside County. Keene Simonds knew what […]
UCSD Discovers Surge In Plastics Pollution Off Santa Barbara
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Gary RobbinsUC San Diego researchers say they have discovered an “explosion of plastics pollution” in the seafloor off Santa Barbara, in an area where little of the material appeared to exist before the end of World War II. The university’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography says the surge may reflect the boom in plastics production that occurred […]