Tag: Santa Ana River Watershed

From the Mountains to Your Tap: Where the Santa Ana River Watershed Flows

March 3, 2026

Your drinking water flows through thousands of miles of mountains and land before reaching your faucet. Southern California drinking water comes from several water sources, and the Santa Ana River Watershed is a key player in delivering water to these sources. Watersheds are fundamental to several water systems. It’s an area of land that captures, … More From the Mountains to Your Tap: Where the Santa Ana River Watershed Flows

Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plan: Protecting our Water Together

November 3, 2025

As one of the largest watersheds in Southern California, the Santa Ana River Watershed is vital to our region’s water supply. The watershed helps ensure that safe, reliable water is available for everyone, even as our population grows and our climate changes. The Santa Ana River and its network of rivers and streams form the … More Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plan: Protecting our Water Together

Santa Ana River Commemorates 50 Years of Collaboration

April 27, 2019

This month commemorates the 50th anniversary of a momentous water rights and management agreement between four water agencies in the Santa Ana River Watershed, which was made possible thanks to two 1969 court judgements for the water rights of the Santa Ana River. “These two judgements have had a positive and lasting effect for all … More Santa Ana River Commemorates 50 Years of Collaboration

From Rock to Shining Rock: How Big Bear Got Its Dam

January 31, 2019

Despite its humble beginnings, the historic Old Big Bear Valley Dam still exists today. Originally pieced together with rock from surrounding hillsides and a single granite arch, the dam was created to provide water for agriculture farming in the area.   Its historical significance to the region tells a story of strength, economic growth and water … More From Rock to Shining Rock: How Big Bear Got Its Dam

Healthy Watersheds: Preventing Pollution

December 27, 2018

A watershed is defined as an area of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas. However, an easier way to think of a watershed is by picturing it as all the land where rainfall that lands drains off of and into other streams of waters. According to the USGS Water Science … More Healthy Watersheds: Preventing Pollution

Brackish Water Desalination

December 30, 2016

Desalination or the process of “desalting” removes minerals and salts from either ocean water or “brackish” water. The term “brackish” is used to identify water that has high concentrations of nitrates (saline) and total dissolved solids (TDS), however it is not as salty as ocean water. Ocean water has approximately 35,000 mg/l of TDS, while … More Brackish Water Desalination