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Air Quality Regulators Adopt Plan to Address Pollution in Eastern Coachella Valley

/in , /by /Palm Springs Desert Sunby Mark Olalde

The South Coast Air Quality Management District recently took a key step in setting wide-ranging goals to address air pollution in the eastern Coachella Valley, leaving local residents and politicians cautiously optimistic for the health of communities that have suffered from poor air quality for years.

The new benchmarks, adopted on Dec. 4, come as part of the area’s draft community emissions reduction plan, which is the result of AB617, passed in 2017. In the eastern Coachella Valley, the program will look to reduce nitrogen oxides by 45%, diesel particulate matter by 77% and PM10 — particulate matter that is 10 micrometers or smaller — by 2.4 tons per year, all by 2030.

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Lessons from San Diego’s Approach to Wildfires

/in , /by /Voice of San Diegoby Diana Leonard

San Diego has largely escaped the conflagrations seen in other parts of California over the last several years. Experts have started to wonder: Is San Diego just lucky? Or is it doing something right?

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Water Agency Outreach Efforts Honored

/in , /by /Water News Network Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

The San Diego County Water Authority and three of its member agencies were recognized Dec. 17 by the Public Relations Society of America San Diego/Imperial Counties chapter for outstanding work in public outreach and education efforts.

The 2020 PRSA Bernays Awards were presented for communication on a variety of platforms, all designed to inform stakeholders and ratepayers about initiatives ensuring a safe and reliable water supply.

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Will California Finally Fulfill its Promise to Fix the Salton Sea?

/in , /by /High Country News/The Desert Sun by Mark Olalde

Red flags flutter outside the schools in Salton City, California, when the air quality is dangerous. Dust billows across the desert, blanketing playgrounds and baseball diamonds, the swirling grit canceling recess and forcing students indoors. Visibility is so poor you can’t see down the block. Those days worry Miriam Juarez the most.

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Second Lawsuit Filed Over San Diego’s Pure Water Project

/in , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Rob Nikolewski

Earlier this year, the city of San Diego filed a lawsuit against San Diego Gas & Electric in a dispute over the utility’s underground infrastructure obstructing the construction of a $1.4 billion water recycling project.

Now, a second and separate lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a San Diego resident claiming an agreement between the city and SDG&E to help get the project started is illegal.

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Congress Approves Regional Projects, Funding for Camp Pendleton

/in , /by /The Coast News by Samantha Nelson

Congress is expected to pass two bills before the end of the year that will bring millions to the region for local priorities including Camp Pendleton construction projects as well as area bluff erosion and flood protection projects.

Earlier this month, the House of Representatives passed the Water Resources Development Act, a bill that authorizes development for local projects in partnership with the US Army Corps of Engineers. Specifically, the bill includes an authorization for the San Luis Rey River Flood Protection project in Oceanside and the Del Mar bluffs shoreline project.

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Water Utility Workers Embrace Holiday Giving

/in , /by /Water News Network Quoted: San Diego County Water Authority

The San Diego region’s water and wastewater agencies have a long tradition of supporting holiday charitable giving to a wide array of nonprofit services. The effort continues in 2020 with no slowdown despite the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Santa May Not Need the Heavy Red Coat When He Visits Southern California

/in , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Paul Duginski

Santa might be able to lose the heavy red coat when he makes his rounds in the Southland, and he probably won’t need an umbrella either.

The extended outlook from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration favors above-average temperatures and below-average precipitation in the Los Angeles region from Dec. 24 through Dec. 30.

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FRS II: Mission Trails Water Project Takes Shape

/in , /by /Water News Network Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

When looking from the right vantage point towards Mission Trails Regional Park, a brown hill can be seen. This is the San Diego County Water Authority’s Mission Trails Flow Regulatory Structure II Project, or FRS II, under construction. Once complete, the dirt hill will be leveled to its previous contours and revegetated with native plants – many seeded from plants within the park itself.

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San Diego Might Not Receive Significant Rainfall During December

/in , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Gary Robbins

It’s possible that San Diego County won’t receive significant rainfall during December, which would significantly elevate the wildfire danger throughout the region, according to the National Weather Service.

“The storms that have been forming off the Pacific Northwest are not dropping into Southern California,” said Dan Gregorio, a weather service forecaster.

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