San Diego County / Southern California

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

Costs For Pure Water Project Are Rising – By Billions

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

It’s hard to pin down how many billions of dollars the city is planning to spend on a new water recycling system, but it’s clear costs are rising – by billions of dollars. Back in 2015, the city of San Diego expected it would get about a third of its drinking water from recycled sewage […]

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Report: Shorter Winters Could Impact Snowpack And Water Supply

/in , /by /Water News Network

New research shows shorter periods of winter weather are altering snowpack melt times, with potentially significant implications for water management and wildfires. Associate Professor Amato Evan at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography analyzed snowpack data from 1982 through 2017, publishing his analysis in the December Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, and presenting […]

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Storm Will Plant A Wet One On San Diego This Valentine’s Day

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

Not to take the romance out of Valentine’s Day, but this year a sturdy umbrella might be a better gift than chocolate or flowers. The National Weather Service says a huge, warm plume of moisture from the sub-tropics will arrive in San Diego County and drench a region that’s already squishy from earlier storms. The […]

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Massive Response After Rancho Bernardo Creek Turns Purple

/in , /by /10 News (San Diego)by Jonathan Horn

Connie Bakken opened her bedroom window Sunday morning and didn’t quite believe her eyes. “I called my husband and said, ‘Why is the stream purple?” she says. Bakken lives in a Rancho Bernardo home that overlooks a creek just west of Matinal Circle. What she saw – the creek where she loves to watch turtles […]

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