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The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
RWQCB Approves Camp Pendleton Waste Discharge Order Rescission
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Fallbrook Village Newsby Joe NaimanThe San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board approved a rescission of the waste discharge order for Camp Pendleton’s California Sewage Treatment Plant No. 9. The 7-0 board vote May 13 eliminates the waste discharge requirements for the Las Pulgas plant which has been replaced. The RWQCB initially issued a waste discharge order for the […]
Orange County Water Districts Consider Massive Lawsuit Over PFAS Contamination
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Inland Valley Daily Bulletinby Martin WisckolNine Orange County water agencies have retained a legal team to study whether to file suit to recoup the estimated $450 million cost of purifying drinking water in local wells contaminated with PFAS chemicals. The PFAS compounds — long used in Scotchguard, Teflon and other products — have leached into groundwater supplies over several decades […]
As California Beaches Reopen, Seawall Construction Becomes Legislative Battleground
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Los Angeles Timesby Rosanna XiaCalifornia’s beaches may feel off-limits right now, but the coronavirus has not stopped the sea from rising. With every tide and storm, this slow-moving disaster continues to creep closer to shore — toppling bluffs, eroding our beaches and threatening homes and major infrastructure.
National Public Works Week Recognizes Essential Employees
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News Network Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityEvery time you fill up a water bottle or give the kids a bath, it’s due to the people working as essential employees behind the operation of water and wastewater systems within the San Diego County region’s public works infrastructure. National Public Works Week takes place the third week of May annually in recognition of […]