The binational agency that operates the aging federal wastewater treatment plant at the U.S.-Mexico border said declaring the sewage crisis an emergency to expedite the facility’s expansion may no longer be effective. But the California Coastal Commission said Wednesday that all steps are needed to remedy the uncontrolled discharge of raw sewage and other pollutants […]
Oceanside residents will soon see a double-digit increase over the next two years after two years of no increase to their rates at all. “Anytime we see something like this come forward, especially when cost-of-living generally is going up across-the-board and people are really struggling to make ends meet, this is considered very heavily,” Councilmember […]
What goes in the toilet, and what goes in the trash? It’s the kind of discussion one has with a 2-year old, and is all the more delightful because it’s a topic generally regarded as taboo in polite conversation. You get to say things such as only “the three Ps” — pee, poop and paper […]
Howard Wayne had a license plate that read “AB 411.” That probably meant nothing to the uninitiated, but those who knew the former Assembly member certainly got it. In 1997, Wayne’s Assembly Bill 411 to require and standardize ocean water-quality testing in California was approved by the Legislature and signed by then-Gov. Pete Wilson.
Coastal Commission to Ask Biden to Declare Border Sewage Crisis an Emergency
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Tammy MurgaThe binational agency that operates the aging federal wastewater treatment plant at the U.S.-Mexico border said declaring the sewage crisis an emergency to expedite the facility’s expansion may no longer be effective. But the California Coastal Commission said Wednesday that all steps are needed to remedy the uncontrolled discharge of raw sewage and other pollutants […]
Oceanside City Council Approves 12% Water Rate Increase Over Next Two Years
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Fox 5 San Diegoby Kasia Gregorczyk Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityOceanside residents will soon see a double-digit increase over the next two years after two years of no increase to their rates at all. “Anytime we see something like this come forward, especially when cost-of-living generally is going up across-the-board and people are really struggling to make ends meet, this is considered very heavily,” Councilmember […]
Opinion: What We Flush Down the Toilet Matters. Only the ‘Three Ps,’ Please
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /Los Angeles TimesWhat goes in the toilet, and what goes in the trash? It’s the kind of discussion one has with a 2-year old, and is all the more delightful because it’s a topic generally regarded as taboo in polite conversation. You get to say things such as only “the three Ps” — pee, poop and paper […]
Opinion: Howard Wayne Helped Set California’s Standard For Ocean Water Quality
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Michael SmolensHoward Wayne had a license plate that read “AB 411.” That probably meant nothing to the uninitiated, but those who knew the former Assembly member certainly got it. In 1997, Wayne’s Assembly Bill 411 to require and standardize ocean water-quality testing in California was approved by the Legislature and signed by then-Gov. Pete Wilson.