By SDCN Staff San Diego, CA–The City of San Diego is urging residents to never pour fats, oils, and grease down the drain. Many San Diegans may be doing a lot of extra cooking at home during the holiday season. It’s important to remember that cooking grease can coat sewer pipelines leading to blockages, […]
Rain barrels can conserve water and combat California’s drought
By SDCN Staff San Diego, CA–San Diego County will be experiencing substantial rainfall this fall and winter, but that may not be enough to combat California’s drought. Encinitas-based Solana Center for Environmental Innovation offers a unique opportunity of capturing rainwater through its rain barrel program, aimed to reduce runoff to creeks and the ocean and […]
Oceanside enacts Level 2 Drought Reduction actions for residents and businesses
By SDCN Editor Oceanside, CA–The City of Oceanside will be enacting Level 2 Drought Reduction actions, in accordance with the State Water Board’s Emergency Drought Resolution No.2022-0018 which was approved on May 24. This drought regulation was in response to Governor Newsom’s March Executive Order N-7-22 which recommended new regulations requiring water suppliers to implement […]
Latino Outdoors San Diego hosts tour in the Tijuana River Watershed
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–Outdoor advocates and environmental leaders will come together this weekend for Wheels on the Watershed: Environmental Justice at the Border, a community bicycling tour reflecting on decades of environmental injustice in the Tijuana River Watershed. Attendees will explore ten miles of biodiverse terrain in the beautiful Tijuana River Valley, with […]
San Diego Unified partnerships expand clean water effort at Cesar Chavez Elementary School
San Diego, CA–As the San Diego Unified School District’s clean water partnership continues to expand, the Rob Machado Foundation Tuesday announced a fundraising effort to acquire a reusable water bottle for each student in the district. The San Diego Loyal Soccer Club surprised Chavez Elementary School students with refillable water bottles as part of the […]
Oceanside celebrates Earth Day at Buccaneer Park
By SDCN Editor Oceanside, CA–The City of Oceanside hosted an Earth Day celebration with a day of service, and environmental-friendly activities Saturday at Buccaneer Park. The free event was filled with information booths, arts, crafts, and activities centered around sustainability and taking action to preserve and protect the planet and community. Volunteers participated in the […]
Pure Water Oceanside hosts Denmark Minister of Environment
Oceanside, CA–The City of Oceanside welcomed Minister for the Environment of Denmark Lea Wermelin and her accompanying water technology experts on Nov. 30 to witness and celebrate the signing of the California-Denmark agreement for water sector collaboration on Water Technology Day 2021. The memorandum of understanding is between the Danish Water Technology Alliance and the […]
Oceanside wins WateReuse Award of Excellence
Oceanside, CA–The City of Oceanside received an Award of Excellence during the WateReuse conference in September 2021. Oceanside received the Recycled Water Outreach/Education Program Award for Pure Water Oceanside, which pays tribute to an agency that demonstrates a significant and wide-reaching community outreach and/or public education program that informs the community about the presence and […]
Oceanside awarded $1.7 million for Pure Water Oceanside
Oceanside, CA–The Secretary of the Interior will be recommending a $1.7 million grant award for the construction of the Pure Water Oceanside project. The funding will be awarded through the Bureau of Reclamation’s WaterSMART: Title XVI WIIN Water Reclamation and Reuse Projects funding opportunity. Oceanside is one of eleven applicants being named in the Federal appropriations process for […]
Oceanside take first place in the National Mayor’s Challenge
Oceanside, CA–The City of Oceanside placed first in the 2021 Wyland National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation, earning Oceanside the most waterwise city designation among similarly-sized cities, for the upcoming year. The annual competition was held during Earth Month to bring awareness to the importance of using water efficiently, especially as California moves into its second […]