Dexter Wilson Engineering, Inc., will be providing design services for a transmission pipeline from the Rainbow Municipal Water District’s Rice Canyon Water Tank. A 3-0 Rainbow board vote April 28, with Michael Mack and Helene Brazier not able to participate in the meeting, authorized Rainbow general manager Tom Kennedy to execute a design services contract […]
The 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 […]
Nine 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 […]
California’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.
Dexter Wilson Engineering to Design Rainbow’s Rice Canyon Transmission Line
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Fallbrook Village Newsby Joe NaimanDexter Wilson Engineering, Inc., will be providing design services for a transmission pipeline from the Rainbow Municipal Water District’s Rice Canyon Water Tank. A 3-0 Rainbow board vote April 28, with Michael Mack and Helene Brazier not able to participate in the meeting, authorized Rainbow general manager Tom Kennedy to execute a design services contract […]
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.