The San Diego region last year secured $300 million to plug a decades-long wastewater pollution crises in waters that snake across the U.S.-Mexico border and dump raw sewage, trash and sediment into the Pacific Ocean. On Tuesday, Environmental Protection Agency officials held a virtual public meeting attended by more than 130 people to reveal 10 project proposals being considered […]
If the San Diego-Tijuana region were a human body, it’d have the stomach flu: Bad stuff is coming out of both ends. But instead of tackling the complicated source of the infection, the border towns are fighting over where to put a Band-Aid.
Thousand Oaks plans to upgrade much of its aging infrastructure over the next two fiscal years, with help from President Joe Biden’s recently enacted American Rescue Plan. “The city is nearing 60 years old and our infrastructure is aging,” Jaime Boscarino, Thousand Oaks’ finance director, said in presenting the proposed capital improvement budget for fiscal years 2022 and […]
At the Solvang City Council meeting last Monday, the council members approved a resolution to ask neighbors to voluntarily cut back on their water intake by 15%. They also voted to impose mandatory restrictions and spend $400 thousand on supplemental water. Solvang declared a stage one drought `condition as Santa Barbara County faces a moderate […]
Public Weighs Potential Fixes to Plug Sewage Problem at US-Mexico Border
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Courthouse News Serviceby Bianca BrunoThe San Diego region last year secured $300 million to plug a decades-long wastewater pollution crises in waters that snake across the U.S.-Mexico border and dump raw sewage, trash and sediment into the Pacific Ocean. On Tuesday, Environmental Protection Agency officials held a virtual public meeting attended by more than 130 people to reveal 10 project proposals being considered […]
Two Sources of U.S.-Mexico Sewage Flows Are Fighting for One Pot of Money
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie Elmer and Vicente CalderónIf the San Diego-Tijuana region were a human body, it’d have the stomach flu: Bad stuff is coming out of both ends. But instead of tackling the complicated source of the infection, the border towns are fighting over where to put a Band-Aid.
With Help from American Rescue Plan, Thousand Oaks Plans $111 Million of Infrastructure Projects
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Ventura County Starby Mike HarrisThousand Oaks plans to upgrade much of its aging infrastructure over the next two fiscal years, with help from President Joe Biden’s recently enacted American Rescue Plan. “The city is nearing 60 years old and our infrastructure is aging,” Jaime Boscarino, Thousand Oaks’ finance director, said in presenting the proposed capital improvement budget for fiscal years 2022 and […]
Solvang Asks Residents to Cut Back on Water as California Faces Drought
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KSBYby Erin FeAt the Solvang City Council meeting last Monday, the council members approved a resolution to ask neighbors to voluntarily cut back on their water intake by 15%. They also voted to impose mandatory restrictions and spend $400 thousand on supplemental water. Solvang declared a stage one drought `condition as Santa Barbara County faces a moderate […]