As calls to fix the sewage crisis in the South Bay continue to intensify, there were some heated moments inside Wednesday morning’s Regional Water Quality Control Board meeting. “We continue to be woken up by the smell of chemicals and sewage in the middle of the night,” said Paloma Aguirre, Imperial Beach’s mayor, as she […]
Rep. Scott Peters introduced legislation Tuesday to provide $100 million in annual construction funding to rehabilitate and expand the dilapidated International Wastewater Treatment Plant that is contributing to pollution closing nearby South Bay beaches.
The San Diego City Council approved $9 million Tuesday for short-term repairs to two city dams found to have cracks and other structural problems during state-ordered assessments in 2019. The repairs will be completed by Orion Construction on the Morena Dam, which is 63 miles east of the city near Campo and the Laguna Mountains, […]
A bill requiring a countywide vote before individual water districts can detach from an agency passed the Assembly on Tuesday, but it won’t prevent residents of Fallbrook and Rainbow from voting on Nov. 7. Assembly Bill 399 passed on a vote of 47 to 8, with 25 members, including Assemblymember Marie Waldron from North County, not […]
Plans for Urgent South Bay Wastewater Plant Repairs Revealed
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /10 Newsby Madison WeilAs calls to fix the sewage crisis in the South Bay continue to intensify, there were some heated moments inside Wednesday morning’s Regional Water Quality Control Board meeting. “We continue to be woken up by the smell of chemicals and sewage in the middle of the night,” said Paloma Aguirre, Imperial Beach’s mayor, as she […]
Rep. Peters Seeks $100 Million Annual Construction Funding to Fix South Bay Sewage Plant
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Times of San Diego by Chris JenneweinRep. Scott Peters introduced legislation Tuesday to provide $100 million in annual construction funding to rehabilitate and expand the dilapidated International Wastewater Treatment Plant that is contributing to pollution closing nearby South Bay beaches.
San Diego Spending $9M on Repairs to Structurally Vulnerable Dams — El Capitan, Lake Morena
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby David GarrickThe San Diego City Council approved $9 million Tuesday for short-term repairs to two city dams found to have cracks and other structural problems during state-ordered assessments in 2019. The repairs will be completed by Orion Construction on the Morena Dam, which is 63 miles east of the city near Campo and the Laguna Mountains, […]
Bill Passes Forcing County Vote on Water District Exits, But Won’t Affect Fallbrook, Rainbow
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /Times of San Diego by Chris Jennewein Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityA bill requiring a countywide vote before individual water districts can detach from an agency passed the Assembly on Tuesday, but it won’t prevent residents of Fallbrook and Rainbow from voting on Nov. 7. Assembly Bill 399 passed on a vote of 47 to 8, with 25 members, including Assemblymember Marie Waldron from North County, not […]