We’re running out of water. San Diego imports more than 80% of our water supply, with approximately half our water coming from the Colorado River.  As Mike Lee’s recent article in the Union Tribune emphasized, …

Is my tap water safe to drink is probably the most frequent question I hear when I tell people I do water quality monitoring. Here at Coastkeeper, we monitor inland water quality in our rivers and …

This tip is part of San Diego Coastkeeper’s Earth Day blog series running through April 22, 2012. I can count on one hand how many times I have seen folks utilizing the grass lawn in …

The City of San Diego’s  Water Purification Demonstration Project has been on-line since last summer, and the first set of water quality testing results are just rolling in. As expected, the news is great!  The …

In an attempt to solve its water crisis, San Diego has explored several alternatives that include sea water desalination, water recycling and Indirect Potable Re-use (IPR). Out of all these, IPR provides the best results.  …

It may seem strange for San Diego Coastkeeper to call a project happening almost 1000 miles away to your attention, but the Flaming Gorge Pipeline has a strong San Diego connection.   The Pipeline is …

Last month I went to Chicago for the annual International Waterkeeper Alliance conference.  I packed up to the last minute, alternating throwing clothes into my suitcase with frantic last minute emails and calls to make …

This is the fourth of a 5-part blog series examining the nature of our local water supply and how to increase the reliability of our supplies now and into the future. Today’s match-up features two …

If you have lived in San Diego for any length of time, you have probably noticed that it doesn’t rain very often here.  Yet if you look around, you’ll find you’re surrounded by lawns and …

This is the third of a 5-part blog series examining the nature of our local water supply and how to increase the reliability of our supplies now and into the future. Recently we posted a …