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Even on an overcast, dewy day at the beach, drought conditions are of concern. In July, Governor Gavin Newsom urged everyone across the state to cut their water use by 15%, but some water experts say that may not be enough. “For us in San Diego County, we live in an arid region and we should be really behaving like…

NBC 7’s Dana Griffin explains how San Diego has been preparing for water restrictions for a while.

Residents and businesses in unincorporated areas of San Diego County are eligible for increased water-use efficiency rebates under a new partnership. Here’s what you need to know.

In response to worsening drought conditions in the Northern Sierra and the Colorado River, the Metropolitan Water District will consider declaring a Water Supply Alert to ask residents to voluntarily conserve water.

Climate change, drought and high demand are expected to force the first-ever mandatory cuts to a water supply that 40 million people depend on: the Colorado River.

NBC 7’s Dave Summers explains how car washing business work to save water at a time when the whole state is counting its drops.

So how is the carwash industry, one nearly completely dependent on water, making changes to conserve?

Major companies from across a range of sectors are increasingly concerned about the cost and availability of the world’s ultimate renewable resource: water.

San Diego residents and businesses could see their sewage rates rise four years in a row, starting with a 5% hike in January 2022, under a package of proposed water and sewage rate increases that the City Council’s budget committee sent to the full council on Wednesday.

California is in a dry spell, which isn’t good for a couple of reasons. NBC 7’s Joe Little explains.

The summer of 2021 could go down as one of the hottest and driest summers in California’s history.

The world has a long way to go in finding solutions to water shortages, according to John Streur of Calvert Research and Management.

A Southern California water district has won the top prize for U.S. tap water at an international tasting contest.

The San Diego County Water Authority is building a massive 5-million-gallon concrete water storage tank, called a flow regulatory structure, in Mission Trails Regional Park.

San Diego officials have proposed a water and sewer rate hike to update city infrastructure as large changes are on the horizon, it was announced Thursday.

Monday is World Water Day 2021, an annual United Nations Observance focusing on the importance of freshwater

The snow and ice that crippled some states across the South has melted, but it has exposed the fragility of aging waterworks that experts have been warning about for years.

South Bay water customers are going to want to see this. Then, they’ll want to see their next water bill. NBC 7’s Joe Little ahs the story.

A valve at the base of the Loveland Dam near Alpine was opened Monday, allowing billions of gallons of water to thunder down the valley toward Sweetwater Reservoir in Spring Valley. “It’s a spectacle that is hard to forget,” said Hector Martinez, Chairman of the Sweetwater Authority “Very powerful! I almost feel the ground shaking when the water is...

A U.S. Coast Guard crew rescued a distressed deer who had been caught in a current over the weekend in Clarence Strait, Alaska.