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Using Conservation to Combat Pollution

As clean water people, we talk a lot about water quality here at Coastkeeper. Because we also care about where our water comes from and how much of it we are using, we also talk …

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New Year’s Resolutions for the Conscientious Homeowner

Water in San Diego County San Diego County imports over 80 percent of our drinking water from far-away sources such as the Colorado River and the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. We use about half of …

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Water conservation, one kid at a time

Off to a swell start Back in 2013, I landed myself a really swell job. At San Diego Coastkeeper, Project SWELL is the name of our K-6th environmental curriculum. SWELL stands for “Stewardship: Water Education …

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What are San Diego Businesses Doing to Conserve Water?

Still reeling after our most recent multi-year drought, many San Diegans have decided to carry their water-saving practices forward, for good. During the drought, what used to be a mundane, taken-for-granted resource was now frequently …

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What does a year of better water really mean? – San Diego Coastkeeper 2016 Water Quality Report

  For the first time since 2013, some of our watersheds scored “Good” on the Water Quality Index and many of our watershed scores improved significantly from scores over the last few years, but we …

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Water Quality 2016: San Diego River Watershed

San Diego River Watershed’s Score For 2016: 72, Fair  The San Diego watershed stretches from the Cuyamaca Mountains in the east, to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and includes parts of Julian, Alpine, Lakeside, El …

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Water Quality 2016: Tijuana Watershed

Water Quality Index Score: N/A We’ve suspended our sampling in the Tijuana watershed for now.  We know that when it is flowing, the river is highly polluted with untreated sewage, and we’d like to keep …

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Water Quality 2016: Rose Creek Watershed

Water Quality Index Score: 87, Good The Rose Creek watershed, containing Rose and San Clemente Creeks, includes parts of Scripps Ranch, Miramar, Kearny Mesa, University City, Clairemont Mesa, La Jolla, and Pacific Beach. Of all the …

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Water Quality 2016: Sweetwater Watershed

Water Quality Index Score: 74, Fair (20 point improvement from 2015) The Sweetwater watershed begins in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park in the east and collects runoff from parts of Alpine, Spring Valley, La Mesa, Lemon …

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Water Quality 2016: San Dieguito Watershed

Water Quality Index Score: 78, Fair The San Dieguito watershed begins in the mountains north of Julian and includes parts of Ramona, Escondido, Rancho Bernardo, Solana Beach, and Del Mar.  Our monitoring data indicated that …

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Using Conservation to Combat Pollution

As clean water people, we talk a lot about water quality here at Coastkeeper. Because we also care about where our water comes from and how much of it we are using, we also talk …

Read More

New Year’s Resolutions for the Conscientious Homeowner

Water in San Diego County San Diego County imports over 80 percent of our drinking water from far-away sources such as the Colorado River and the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. We use about half of …

Read More

Water conservation, one kid at a time

Off to a swell start Back in 2013, I landed myself a really swell job. At San Diego Coastkeeper, Project SWELL is the name of our K-6th environmental curriculum. SWELL stands for “Stewardship: Water Education …

Read More

What are San Diego Businesses Doing to Conserve Water?

Still reeling after our most recent multi-year drought, many San Diegans have decided to carry their water-saving practices forward, for good. During the drought, what used to be a mundane, taken-for-granted resource was now frequently …

Read More

What does a year of better water really mean? – San Diego Coastkeeper 2016 Water Quality Report

  For the first time since 2013, some of our watersheds scored “Good” on the Water Quality Index and many of our watershed scores improved significantly from scores over the last few years, but we …

Read More

Water Quality 2016: San Diego River Watershed

San Diego River Watershed’s Score For 2016: 72, Fair  The San Diego watershed stretches from the Cuyamaca Mountains in the east, to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and includes parts of Julian, Alpine, Lakeside, El …

Read More

Water Quality 2016: Tijuana Watershed

Water Quality Index Score: N/A We’ve suspended our sampling in the Tijuana watershed for now.  We know that when it is flowing, the river is highly polluted with untreated sewage, and we’d like to keep …

Read More

Water Quality 2016: Rose Creek Watershed

Water Quality Index Score: 87, Good The Rose Creek watershed, containing Rose and San Clemente Creeks, includes parts of Scripps Ranch, Miramar, Kearny Mesa, University City, Clairemont Mesa, La Jolla, and Pacific Beach. Of all the …

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Water Quality 2016: Sweetwater Watershed

Water Quality Index Score: 74, Fair (20 point improvement from 2015) The Sweetwater watershed begins in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park in the east and collects runoff from parts of Alpine, Spring Valley, La Mesa, Lemon …

Read More

Water Quality 2016: San Dieguito Watershed

Water Quality Index Score: 78, Fair The San Dieguito watershed begins in the mountains north of Julian and includes parts of Ramona, Escondido, Rancho Bernardo, Solana Beach, and Del Mar.  Our monitoring data indicated that …

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