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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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Water Quality 2016: Pueblo Watershed

Water Quality Index Score: 56, Marginal The small, urban Pueblo watershed includes parts of the cities of La Mesa, Lemon Grove, National City, and San Diego.  Home to Chollas and Palleta Creeks, the watershed drains …

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Water Quality 2016: Otay Watershed

  Water Quality Index Score: 70, Fair The Otay watershed is the southernmost watershed we monitored this year.  The portion of the watershed drained by the Otay River includes parts of unincorporated San Diego County, …

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Water Quality 2016: Los Peñasquitos Watershed

Water Quality Index Score: 76, Fair The Los Peñasquitos watershed originates in the foothills near Iron Mountain, and includes the communities of Poway, Mira Mesa, Sorrento Valley, and parts of Carmel Valley, Scripps Ranch, and …

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Water Quality 2016: Carlsbad Watershed

Buena Vista Watershed Overall Water Quality Index Score: 78, Fair Buena Vista is a small watershed that funnels precipitation from most of the city of Vista and parts of Oceanside and Carlsbad into Buena Vista …

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Let’s Make Conservation a Way of Life in San Diego

Earlier this month, I attended a meeting of the San Diego Conservation Action Committee on the State of California’s plan to make water conservation a way of life, and was disappointed to hear a familiar …

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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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Water Quality 2016: Pueblo Watershed

Water Quality Index Score: 56, Marginal The small, urban Pueblo watershed includes parts of the cities of La Mesa, Lemon Grove, National City, and San Diego.  Home to Chollas and Palleta Creeks, the watershed drains …

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Water Quality 2016: Otay Watershed

  Water Quality Index Score: 70, Fair The Otay watershed is the southernmost watershed we monitored this year.  The portion of the watershed drained by the Otay River includes parts of unincorporated San Diego County, …

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Water Quality 2016: Los Peñasquitos Watershed

Water Quality Index Score: 76, Fair The Los Peñasquitos watershed originates in the foothills near Iron Mountain, and includes the communities of Poway, Mira Mesa, Sorrento Valley, and parts of Carmel Valley, Scripps Ranch, and …

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Water Quality 2016: Carlsbad Watershed

Buena Vista Watershed Overall Water Quality Index Score: 78, Fair Buena Vista is a small watershed that funnels precipitation from most of the city of Vista and parts of Oceanside and Carlsbad into Buena Vista …

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Let’s Make Conservation a Way of Life in San Diego

Earlier this month, I attended a meeting of the San Diego Conservation Action Committee on the State of California’s plan to make water conservation a way of life, and was disappointed to hear a familiar …

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