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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.
Helix Pledges Additional $2.5 Million For Padre Dam Reclaimed Water Plan
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Karen PearlmanThe Helix Water District says it remains committed to the East County Advanced Water Purification Project, a multimillion-dollar, multi-agency recycled water project facilitated by the Padre Dam Municipal Water District in Santee.
The State Cited San Diego Water Officials for Water Treatment Failure
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /Voice of San Diegoby Ry RivardFor the better part of a day this April, San Diego’s main drinking water treatment plant wasn’t doing everything it was supposed to do to kill viruses and a nasty parasite known as Giardia before reaching taps across parts of the city, North County, East County and South Bay.
Environment Report: The Earthquake Risk No One’s Talking About
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /Voice of San Diegoby Ry RivardSan Diego faces a hidden earthquake threat — to its water supply. A quake, even one so far away that nobody in San Diego feels it, could cause an emergency and force mandatory water-use restrictions. That’s because most of San Diego’s water comes from hundreds of miles away through threads of metal and concrete that […]
Neighbors Upset With Water Main Breaks in North Park
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /KGTV 10 News San Diegoby Natay HolmesPeople in North Park say they’re fed up with rushing water and flood damage from recent water main breaks. There have been at least four major water main breaks, since 2017, in the same area.