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.
NRDC Accuses Regional Regulators Of Lax Enforcement
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Santa Monica Daily Pressby Madeleine PaukerA new report is accusing the regional board that regulates the quality of Los Angeles’s water of not taking enough action against cities and industrial facilities that pollute coastal waters and inland watersheds. When it rains in a city like Los Angeles that is largely paved over, the water passes over streets and sidewalks, collecting […]
OPINION: California Needs WaterFix More Than Ever
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Orange County Registerby Brett R BarbreWater is more critical than ever in California. That’s why we need the Twin Tunnels project, called the California Water Fix and Eco Restore, WaterFix for short. It would bring 9,000 cubic feet per second of water from Northern California to Southern California while solving ecological problems. Building only one tunnel would bring south just […]
Bureau Of Reclamation Projects Lake Mead To Stay Above Shortage Trigger
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Mohave Valleys Daily Newsby Saul A. FloresThe Bureau of Reclamation has updated its 24-month study projections for the reservoirs throughout the Colorado River Basin which includes Lake Powell and Hoover Dam-Lake Mead. According to the BOR, the snowpack in the Upper Basin is nearly 140% above average as of April 15 and it forecasts that seasonal inflow to Lake Powell will […]
Imperial Irrigation District Board Calls For Plan To Pull Out Of Coachella Valley
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Desert Sun (Palm Springs)by Sam MetzImperial Irrigation District Board President Erik Ortega proposed withdrawing electricity services from the Coachella Valley at a Tuesday board meeting following debates over how the region’s ratepayers are represented on the district’s board. The proposal could potentially force residents of La Quinta, Indio, Coachella and the unincorporated eastern Coachella Valley to seek coverage from Southern California […]