CAL MATTERS: Fierce floods or wild waves? How San Diego is preparing for a winter of extreme weather under El Niño. Cal Matters Planning and management August 1, 2026As a “super El Niño” season gains steam, San Diego contends with aging stormwater systems and century-old dams. By Deborah...
CRONKITE NEWS: Desalinated Pacific Ocean water won’t be cheap but Arizona is scrambling to offset Colorado River cuts Cronkite News Colorado River June 26, 2026by Marcus Reichley, Cronkite News Arizona may soon purchase desalinated Pacific Ocean water to help offset shortages in the Colorado...
NEVADA CURRENT: Nevada signs water sharing agreement with Arizona, California Nevada Current Colorado River June 4, 2026by Jeniffer Solis Lake Mead could soon benefit from the nation’s largest desalination plant thanks to an agreement that would...
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION: Reclamation advances effort to expand water supply tools for challenged Colorado River Basin Bureau of Reclamation News Colorado River June 4, 2026Press release from the Bureau of Reclamation: A new pathway for moving water where it’s needed most in the Colorado...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: LAFCO: Dissolve the Water Authority? Not Yet. Voice of San Diego Planning and management April 24, 2026By MacKenzie Elmer Getting rid of the San Diego County Water Authority might be the best way to address regional...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Riverside water sale is done; deal with feds doesn’t actually exist Voice of San Diego Planning and management March 21, 2026The San Diego County Water Authority doesn’t yet have a deal to discuss selling Colorado River water across state lines....
CAL MATTERS: EPA touts bipartisan efforts to clean up Tijuana River Cal Matters Water quality February 9, 2026EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin met with local and congressional leaders in San Diego on Thursday to tout the U.S. and...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Valentine’s Day marks next crucial deadline on the Colorado River Voice of San Diego Colorado River February 7, 2026But none of the U.S. states negotiating the river’s future have any love for each other. By MacKenzie Elmer, Voice...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: No buyers for San Diego water … yet Voice of San Diego Planning and management December 22, 2025By MacKenzie Elmer, Voice of San Diego This story was first published by Voice of San Diego. Sign up for VOSD’s...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: State Lawmakers go after Tijuana River sewage crisis — again Voice of San Diego Water quality December 22, 2025By MacKenzie Elmer, Voice of San Diego This story was first published by Voice of San Diego. Sign up for VOSD’s...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: San Diego officials say Tijuana River pollution is a state of emergency Courthouse News Service Water quality December 12, 2025“The fact that it’s been ongoing for so many years has changed the reality — people are getting sick, and...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Environmentalists say they’re cool with East County taking cred for Pure Water’s production Voice of San Diego Planning and management November 13, 2025By MacKenzie Elmer, voice of San Diego There’s a debate over whether the city of San Diego should or could...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Is there enough sewage to go ‘round in San Diego? Voice of San Diego Planning and management November 11, 2025East County is building its own water recycling project and wants San Diego to treat it like its own. By...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: Water Independence — Not at Any Price Voice of San Diego CommentaryPlanning and management October 31, 2025By Jim Madaffer, a former San Diego City Council member, past Chair of the San Diego County Water Authority, and...
VOICE OF SAN DIEGO: San Diego City Councilmember Elo-Rivera wants city to build solar to combat high water rates Voice of San Diego Planning and management October 30, 2025San Diego’s Public Utilities Department owns land it could lease out to renewable energy developers to make money. But would...
