San Diego County / Southern California

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

For Long Term Water Supply, U.S. Officials Look to Mexico

/in , /by /The Voice of San Diego by Ry Rivard

An increasing number of solutions to California and Arizona’s long term water problems now involve Mexico. Some of the ideas are seemingly far-fetched, like a pipeline to bring water from the Gulf of California to the Salton Sea in Imperial County. Some are already happening, like Mexico agreeing to reduce its water use in the […]

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OPINION: It’s Time To Push The Pause Button On The Cadiz Water Project

/in , /by /The Press Enterprise (Riverside)by Richard Roth

“Whiskey’s for drinking and water’s for fighting,” a quote frequently if probably erroneously attributed to Mark Twain, is as true a statement today as it was during Twain’s time in the 19th and early 20th centuries. And, for the past 20 years, there certainly has been plenty of fighting going on over the amount of […]

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A Dry Desert With Its History Surrounded By Stories Of Water

/in , /by /The Desert Sunby Tracy Conrad

Despite its designation as a desert, the Coachella Valley is blessed with water. The very names associated with the most prominent places and businesses in the desert, such as the Oasis Hotel, Mineral Springs Hotel, Deep Well, Indian Wells, Palm Springs, Snow Creek, and Tahquitz River Estates, all conjure up pretty images of water. But […]

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OPINION: San Diego Is Ready For Some Big Water Solutions

/in , , /by /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Jim Madaffer Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

Back in the early 1990s — near the start of my career at San Diego City Hall — the San Diego County Water Authority launched a historic effort to sustain the region’s economy and quality of life by diversifying our water supplies so that we didn’t depend on one source for 95 percent of our […]

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