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.
Prado Dam Rated A ‘High Urgency’ Risk After Spillway Problems Discovered
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Press-Enterprise (Riverside)by David DowneyFederal officials are working urgently to strengthen the spillway at Prado Dam near Corona to prevent it from failing in a major flood, which could imperil hundreds of thousands of people living downstream in Orange County. After a May inspection determined the dam’s spillway could perform poorly in a major flood, the dam’s risk rating […]
Water Authority Supports Bill To Spur Pumped Storage Projects
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News NetworkA bill that the San Diego County Water Authority’s Board of Directors voted to support in March is scheduled for a hearing Thursday in the state Senate Appropriations Committee. The proposed state legislation promotes the development of pumped hydroelectric storage projects to help meet state energy and climate goals. Senate Bill 772 by Sen. Steven Bradford […]
OPINION: Legislature Should Support More Water Projects, Not Work To Defeat Them
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Orange County Registerby Bill ManisAll of us remember California’s recent five-year drought when residents were encouraged to cut back their water use, let their lawns go brown, and use barrels to collect precious rainwater. Now, well-funded, politically-connected interest groups are trying to block a new source of clean drinking water for Southern California. According to a recent report by […]
Owens Valley Groundwater Basin Goes Low
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Sierra Wave Mediaby Deb MurphyCalifornia’s Department of Water Resources came out with its latest prioritization of state groundwater basins and, tentatively, the Owens Valley basin is now low. Over the short life of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, Owens Valley has gone from medium to high and now low priority. That prioritization would have had an impact three years […]