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Valve Opening Sends Billions of Gallons of Water From Loveland to Sweetwater Reservoir
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.
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Valve Opening Sends Billions of Gallons of Water From Loveland to Sweetwater Reservoir
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...
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WATCH: Crew Rescues Alaska Deer Stranded in Cold Water
A U.S. Coast Guard crew rescued a distressed deer who had been caught in a current over the weekend in Clarence Strait, Alaska.
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Popular Bottled Water Brands Contain Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals,' Consumer Reports Finds
Carbonated water seemed to be particularly affected.
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Let It Flow: Trump Administration Eases Showerhead Rules
The Trump Administration wants to change the definition of a showerhead to let more water flow, addressing a pet peeve of the president who complains he isn’t getting wet enough.
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Water's Long Journey to Your Faucet
The City of San Diego’s Public Utilities Department is mailing residents the annual Drinking Water Quality Report this week.
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Water's Long Journey to Your Faucet
The city of San Diego’s Public Utilities Department is mailing residents its annual Drinking Water Quality Report this week, reports NBC 7’s Joe Little.
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Officials Warn of Urban Runoff at Local Beaches
A rainy day in San Diego prompted officials to issue an urban runoff advisory and a water contact closure at all coastal beaches and bays.
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SDUSD Approves New Filtered Water Stations Across District
New water filtration stations will be installed at all San Diego Unified School District campuses over the next four years in response to concerns over water quality in the wake of the discovery of high lead levels at several campuses. Water quality has been a concern for SDUSD since 2017 when NBC 7 Investigates started tracking dangerous levels of lead…
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Mysterious Machine Dropped to the Bottom of Lake Hodges
It’s a strange looking device called a Speece Cone that’s expected to improve the water quality at Hodges Reservoir near Escondido.
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The Mystery Beneath Lake Hodges
NBC 7s Joe Little reports on a cone shaped tank that will help clean the city’s drinking water
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Resident, Businesses File Claims Against Poway After Boil Water Order
Four claims seeking nearly $30,000 have been filed against the city of Poway in the aftermath of last November’s boil water order.
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Local Water Leaders Criticize Poway Water Contamination Response, Mayor Fights Back
Water leaders from across the county came together Tuesday for a press conference to discuss Poway’s recent water contamination that left people and businesses without water for a week. The group of local leaders are calling themselves the ‘East County Clean Water Coalition.’ The coalition consists of Frank Hilliker of the San Diego County Water Authority, Steve Robak with...
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Contaminated Reservoir at Poway Treatment Plant Out of Compliance, State Says
The state told the city of Poway Wednesday that the clearwell reservoir at its water treatment facility – the same reservoir contaminated by a backed-up storm drain prompting a multi-day Precautionary Boil Water Advisory – is out of compliance because of its proximity to the storm drain.
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How Did Poway's Water System Become Contaminated?
Poway residents were still being told to boil their water as crews continued to remedy a water contamination problem caused by heavy rains over the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Poway Residents Seek Answers at City Council Meeting
Councilmembers didn’t have many answers to give but they did their best to explain what went wrong. NBC 7’s Jackie Crea has more.
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Poway Working to Prevent Future Water Contamination
NBC 7’s Gaby Rodriguez has the details on what went wrong in the Poway drinking water issue and how they plan to fix it.
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Crews Rescued Tourists Who Got Stuck in Flooded Tijuana River
NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda spoke with a father and son who got stuck in a flooded Tijuana River
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Water Flows Again Through Pipeline From Temecula to Chula Vista After Repairs to Crack
A pipeline that spans almost the entire length of San Diego County is back in use after engineers spent weeks patching a massive crack in the pipe’s infrastructure.
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