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.
Controversial North River Farms Development Postponed Again
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Phil DiehlAngry residents shouted, cursed and booed the Oceanside City Council after its 3-2 vote Wednesday to again postpone a decision on whether Integral Communities should be allowed to build hundreds of homes, a hotel and retail shops in the city’s last remaining agricultural region. The city’s planning staff and Planning Commission have three times recommended […]
Rain, Hail, Lightning, Thunder: Spring In Southern California Isn’t Supposed To Be Like This
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union TribuneCalifornians gearing up for a long Memorial Day weekend full of sun were sorely disappointed Wednesday. Rain, wind and lightning battered the state as locals braved cooler temperatures that even delivered hail. The hail may have had some residents questioning the point of living in Southern California if there is hail in late spring. The […]
Huntington Beach Desalination Plant: How It Might Have Been Operating By Now
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Orange County Registerby Martin Wisckol Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityPoseidon Water started pumping drinking water from its Carlsbad desalination plant 3 1/2 years ago, but the location of that first desalination plant might have been in Huntington Beach instead. Plans for Poseidon operations at both locations were launched in 1998, but company officials prioritized the Carlsbad site in 2006, according to company Vice President […]
Experts Warn 5G Could Disrupt Weather Forecasting
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /NBC 7 San Diegoby Danielle RadinSan Diego will soon have a 5G wireless network system thanks to major companies like Verizon, AT&T, and Qualcomm working to establish it. With 5G, speeds will be 20 times faster than what is possible on current 4G and LTE systems. “Speed is everything,” said Mayor Kevin Faulconer. “And it is going to fundamentally change how […]