San Diego County / Southern California

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

How LADWP Uses Two Lakes To Store Energy Like A Giant Battery

/in , /by /LAistby Sharon McNary

If L.A. is going to stop burning fossil fuels by 2045 a key goal of Mayor Eric Garcetti’s proposed Green New Deal it must store a lot more of the excess solar and wind energy it produces during the day so it doesn’t have to rely on gas and coal energy to power the city […]

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San Diego Climate Change Group Advocates For Local Green New Deal Support

/in , /by /Times of San Diegoby Lauren J. Mapp

A San Diego-based group of environmental activists launched a 100-day campaign Monday calling on the region’s congressional representatives to support the Green New Deal to mitigate the effects and exacerbation of climate change. San Diego 350 hopes to convince Reps. Susan Davis and Scott Peters, D- San Diego, and Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine, to support the resolution by inundating […]

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Aging Water Workforce Spurs Industry Recruiting Efforts

/in , /by /Water News Network Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

A flood of water industry professionals nearing retirement has prompted local agencies to form a task force charged with assessing ways to develop the water workforce of the future. Education leaders are stepping up outreach to fill their career training programs, and water agencies are looking for new ways to attract employees. “For many years […]

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California Had A Wet Winter. But A Satellite Photo Shows The State Is Drying Out Fast

/in , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Gary Robbins

NASA released a satellite image over the weekend that showed what a large swath of California look like during the winter, when the Sierra Nevada was heavily covered with snow. A second image shows what the same region looks like now. It’s a classic good news, bad news story. Reservoir conditions are good throughout virtually […]

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