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Del Mar Horsepark Advocates Release Water Test Results

/in , , /by /The San Diego Union Tribuneby Phil Diehl

Advocates working to keep the Del Mar Horsepark open for equestrian shows, a riding school and other activities released a report Friday that indicates the park’s water issues originate outside the property.

Testing lab ALS Group USA Corp. of Irvine examined water samples taken during seasonal rains Dec. 28 upstream and downstream from the horse park. The upstream samples showed significantly higher amounts of coliforms, pollutants that come from human and animal waste.

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Helix Water District Approves Water for Sand-Mining Project

/in , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Karen Pearlman

The Helix Water District board of directors has agreed to supply water over the next 20 years for a controversial sand-mining project in the El Monte Valley in Lakeside. The board will now send a letter to county planners confirming they can meet the needs of the project should it win approval.

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SCV Water’s First PFAS Water Treatment Facility Now Serving Residents

/in , /by /The Signalby Tammy Murga

Santa Clarita Valley residents are now receiving water from one of California’s first facilities that restore groundwater affected by a suspected manmade carcinogen, SCV Water Agency officials announced Monday. The move comes after the agency received the final permit to serve water from its first water treatment plant that combats per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, from groundwater.

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San Diego Utilities Department Monitors Wastewater For SARS-CoV-2

/in , /by /KPBS

San Diego is participating in a statewide program to monitor its untreated wastewater for the virus that causes COVID-19, it was announced Tuesday. City staff have been monitoring for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, or SARS-CoV-2, in untreated wastewater at the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant this month. Following the test run, staff will monitor for SARS-CoV-2 three times a week from January through June 2021.

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Opinion: Steps to Cool the Climate Will Improve Water Quality, Too

/in , /by /The Hillby Jeff Peterson

While much of Washington remains mired in partisan gridlock, there is new cooperation in two areas critical to managing climate change: reducing carbon emissions from agriculture and shifting to electric vehicles.

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For The West’s Drinking Water, Wildfire Concerns Linger Long After Smoke Clears

/in , /by /KNPR (Nevada Public Radio) by Luke Runyon

For many communities in the West, the water that flows out of kitchen faucets and bathroom showerheads starts high up in the mountains, as snowpack tucked under canopies of spruce and pine trees.

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US EPA Recommends Testing Wastewater for PFAS

/in , /by /Chemical & Engineering Newsby Cheryl Hogue

Some facilities may have to test for the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in their wastewater, under a new strategy from the US Environmental Protection Agency. The effort could eventually help reduce the level of environmentally persistent and toxic PFAS in drinking water drawn downstream of such facilities as well as in fish and river sediment.

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How Safe is the Water Off the Coast of the San Onofre Nuclear Plant?

/in , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Rob Nikolewski

Though many may not know it, throughout its existence the San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station has discharged wastewater that contains very low levels of radiation. All nuclear plants release some effluents, though the nature and amounts can vary by plant site and configuration.

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Well Water Throughout California Contaminated with ‘Forever Chemicals’

/in , , /by /CalMattersby Rachel Becker

In the weeks before the coronavirus began tearing through California, the city of Commerce made an expensive decision: It shut down part of its water supply.

Like nearly 150 other public water systems in California, the small city on the outskirts of Los Angeles had detected “forever chemicals” in its well water.

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Zero Delta Smelt Found in Latest Search. New Habitat Hopes to Change That

/in , , /by /GV Wireby Jim Jakobs

An annual search for a tiny endangered and contentious fish in the sprawling California Delta has once again come up empty.

The state’s annual Fall Midwater Trawl Survey found no delta smelt in September’s sampling of the critical waterway. The last time the rare fish turned up in a survey was in October 2017 when just two were found. Hoping to reverse the recent trend, the Westlands Water District and the California Department of Water Resources announced the completion of a Delta habitat restoration project on Wednesday.

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