A wetland enhancement project in south Oceanside has been selected as the recipient of a $1 million federal grant from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, it was announced Thursday. The award was issued through the National Coastal Wetlands Conservation grant program, which funds projects that protect, restore and enhance coastal wetland ecosystems.
Like a giant garbage disposal, three huge new green pipes sit on Mexico’s side of the border, shredding trash in the Tijuana River that would otherwise jam this critical piece of the city’s wastewater system that caused spills on the United States side.
California’s desert is littered with remnants of broken dreams — hidden ghost towns, abandoned mines and rusty remains of someone’s Big Idea. But nothing looms larger on an abandoned landscape than the Salton Sea, which languishes in an overlooked corner of the state.
The San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District has decided to join them, not fight them. Stymied by environmental barriers and losses in court for 11 years, the large water wholesaler serving 700,000 residential and business customers from Fontana to Yucaipa is on the precipice of releasing an environmentally based plan that would nearly double its […]
Oceanside Gets $1M Federal Grant to Protect, Restore Wetlands
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /FOX 5 San Diegoby City News ServiceA wetland enhancement project in south Oceanside has been selected as the recipient of a $1 million federal grant from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, it was announced Thursday. The award was issued through the National Coastal Wetlands Conservation grant program, which funds projects that protect, restore and enhance coastal wetland ecosystems.
Mexico Says It Fixed the Tijuana River Sewage Problem. It’s Partly True
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie Elmer and Vicente CalderónLike a giant garbage disposal, three huge new green pipes sit on Mexico’s side of the border, shredding trash in the Tijuana River that would otherwise jam this critical piece of the city’s wastewater system that caused spills on the United States side.
Will California’s Desert be Transformed Into Lithium Valley?
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /CalMattersby Julie CartCalifornia’s desert is littered with remnants of broken dreams — hidden ghost towns, abandoned mines and rusty remains of someone’s Big Idea. But nothing looms larger on an abandoned landscape than the Salton Sea, which languishes in an overlooked corner of the state.
$650 Million Santa Ana River Plan Adds Fish-Saving Methods to Water-Saving Projects
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /The Sun (Central Valley)by Steve ScauzilloThe San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District has decided to join them, not fight them. Stymied by environmental barriers and losses in court for 11 years, the large water wholesaler serving 700,000 residential and business customers from Fontana to Yucaipa is on the precipice of releasing an environmentally based plan that would nearly double its […]