As California continues to struggle with the coronavirus pandemic, leaders must ensure fundamental human rights like clean water. It is essential that we do not allow this crisis to tip the scales in favor of polluters and private water corporations.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed spending $300 million to address the problem of toxic sewage flowing across the border into San Diego County, legislators announced Tuesday. The money would be part of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act, and will be used for the engineering, planning, design and construction of wastewater infrastructure at the […]
The San Diego County Water Authority and its contractors have completed essential repairs on a section of Pipeline 5 in North San Diego County between Fallbrook and Escondido. The repairs included installing 156 feet of carbon fiber liner inside the 96-inch pre-stressed concrete cylinder pipe to extend its service life. The pipeline was returned to normal service […]
The first slide of the Oxnard chief financial officer’s presentation to be given on Tuesday contains this message: “Warning: Estimates subject to change.” No politician, economist or crystal ball can show exactly how deep and how lasting this recession will go. As municipal finance leaders put together a budget for the fiscal year that begins […]
Opinion: Poseidon’s Desalination Plant Threatens our Climate and Human Right to Clean Water
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Voice of Orange Countyby Adriana Maestas, Oscar Rodriguez, Espe VielmaAs California continues to struggle with the coronavirus pandemic, leaders must ensure fundamental human rights like clean water. It is essential that we do not allow this crisis to tip the scales in favor of polluters and private water corporations.
EPA Wants to Spend $300 Million for Border Sewage Problem
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPBS-FM-TVby City News ServiceThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed spending $300 million to address the problem of toxic sewage flowing across the border into San Diego County, legislators announced Tuesday. The money would be part of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act, and will be used for the engineering, planning, design and construction of wastewater infrastructure at the […]
Essential Repairs Completed on Pipeline 5 in North County
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News Networkby Kristiene Gong Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe San Diego County Water Authority and its contractors have completed essential repairs on a section of Pipeline 5 in North San Diego County between Fallbrook and Escondido. The repairs included installing 156 feet of carbon fiber liner inside the 96-inch pre-stressed concrete cylinder pipe to extend its service life. The pipeline was returned to normal service […]
Expecting to Lose Up to $12 Million, Oxnard Mulls Borrowing from Utilities
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Ventura County Starby Wendy LeungThe first slide of the Oxnard chief financial officer’s presentation to be given on Tuesday contains this message: “Warning: Estimates subject to change.” No politician, economist or crystal ball can show exactly how deep and how lasting this recession will go. As municipal finance leaders put together a budget for the fiscal year that begins […]