Water

Local

Deep marine layer hangs over San Diego County

City News Service

The marine layer over San Diego County was near 4,000 to 4,500 feet deep early Tuesday morning with widespread low clouds over the coastal waters extending well inland and onto the coastal slopes of the mountains, the National Weather Service said.
Local

Blue Water Film Festival champions the environment

Beth Accomando

Dozens of shorts, features and documentaries look to the oceans and water in celebration of United Nations' World Oceans Day.
Military

Military moves to clean chemicals out of well water on Camp Pendleton

Andrew Dyer

PFAS chemical concentrations in the drinking water on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton led officials to shut down several wells and re-route its water supply.
Politics

Fallbrook, Rainbow water 'divorce' decision delayed until August

Alexander Nguyen

The San Diego Local Agency Formation Commissioners are concerned about passing costs to the remaining customers.
Local

Colorado River deal: What does it mean for California?

Alastair Bland

Southern California growers agreed to use less water through 2026 and receive federal funds in return. But it’s not a long-term solution to the Colorado River’s water woes.
Environment

California, Arizona, Nevada offer landmark drought deal to use less Colorado River water — for now

Suman Naishadham

Arizona, California and Nevada on Monday proposed a deal to significantly cut their water use from the drought-stricken Colorado River over the next three years.
National

Campgrounds at California’s Yosemite National Park to close over flood threat as snowpack melts

The Associated Press

Three popular campgrounds at California’s Yosemite National Park will be temporarily closed starting Monday because of a forecast of flooding as warming temperatures melt the Sierra Nevada’s massive snowpack.
National

Half of US West out of drought, but not fully recovered

Brittany Peterson

Scientists say nearly half of the American West has emerged from drought following a winter marked by heavy snow and several massive rainstorms.
National

Yosemite valley to close over flood threat as snowpack melts

The Associated Press

Much of the famed valley at California's Yosemite National Park will be temporarily closed starting Friday due to a forecast of flooding as rising temperatures melt the Sierra Nevada's massive snowpack.
Environment

After the deluge: Floods may taint more drinking water in California

Alastair Bland

Nitrate contamination of well water has been a decades-long problem in the San Joaquin and Salinas valleys — and now stormwater has flushed more fertilizer and manure into aquifers.