The San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday to declare pollution at the Tijuana River Valley a public health crisis. Supervisor Nora Vargas said the action is needed because of the decades-long contamination of River Valley, which has resulted in environmental and health damage. According to the county, the region has long suffered from poor air quality, […]
A new report finds that nearly 70,000 San Diego families are behind on their water bills during the pandemic, with more than 11,000 owing over a thousand dollars. That same study by the state’s Water Resources Control Board finds that one in eight California households are behind on their water bills: a a tsunami of […]
San Diego County declared a public health crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border because sewage tainted water continues to flow into the U.S. and the region endures a lot of other pollution. All five members of the San Diego Board of Supervisors voted to approve it. It is a new tactic for clean water groups concerned […]
The Point of Entry Pilot project was launched by the Imperial County Division of Environmental Health and the Imperial Irrigation District. Jorge a. Perez, Environmental Health Services Manager, said it started with a study that Cal State San Marcos did through the National Latino Research Center. It made broad claims about the water quality in […]
County Supervisors Declare Public Health Crisis in Tijuana River Valley
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Times of San Diegoby City News ServiceThe San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday to declare pollution at the Tijuana River Valley a public health crisis. Supervisor Nora Vargas said the action is needed because of the decades-long contamination of River Valley, which has resulted in environmental and health damage. According to the county, the region has long suffered from poor air quality, […]
Drowning in Debt: Nearly 70,000 San Diego Families are Behind on Water Bills
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /CBS8by Richard AllynA new report finds that nearly 70,000 San Diego families are behind on their water bills during the pandemic, with more than 11,000 owing over a thousand dollars. That same study by the state’s Water Resources Control Board finds that one in eight California households are behind on their water bills: a a tsunami of […]
San Diego Officials Call Tijuana River Valley Sewage Flow a Public Health Crisis
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPBS FM/TVby Erik AndersonSan Diego County declared a public health crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border because sewage tainted water continues to flow into the U.S. and the region endures a lot of other pollution. All five members of the San Diego Board of Supervisors voted to approve it. It is a new tactic for clean water groups concerned […]
Imperial County Launches the First Ever Point of Entry Pilot Project
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /KYMA Imperial Countyby Mercedes MartinezThe Point of Entry Pilot project was launched by the Imperial County Division of Environmental Health and the Imperial Irrigation District. Jorge a. Perez, Environmental Health Services Manager, said it started with a study that Cal State San Marcos did through the National Latino Research Center. It made broad claims about the water quality in […]