The Imperial Irrigation District board of directors voted this week to approve an option to sell 2,880 acres near Niland and Calipatria to a Moreno Valley-based developer for the construction of an “inland port.” The board postponed action on the deal in December and called for more information and new terms, which IID staff presented before Tuesday’s vote. By a […]
We all know what rolls downhill and smells bad. Nowhere is it more true than in the Tijuana River Valley in southern San Diego County, where for years toxic cross-border sewage spills have created the biggest ongoing water pollution and environmental justice crisis in the United States. While some progress has been made in recent […]
A new slate of officers were ushered in to the Ramona Municipal Water District (RMWD) Jan. 14 just before its board of directors approved two construction contracts estimated to cost more than $1 million apiece. RMWD Board President Jim Robinson was an easy choice to serve a second term as the board’s president. He quickly […]
After years of playing third fiddle to solar and wind power, geothermal energy is poised to start growing again in California. Three local energy providers have signed contracts this month for electricity from new geothermal power plants, one in Imperial County near the Salton Sea and the other in Mono County along the Eastern Sierra. […]
IID Approves Controversial Land Deal Near Salton Sea for Construction of ‘Inland Port’
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Palm Springs Desert Sunby Mark OlaideThe Imperial Irrigation District board of directors voted this week to approve an option to sell 2,880 acres near Niland and Calipatria to a Moreno Valley-based developer for the construction of an “inland port.” The board postponed action on the deal in December and called for more information and new terms, which IID staff presented before Tuesday’s vote. By a […]
Opinion: Cross-Border Sewage Spills Are an Emergency – It’s Time for the County to Treat Them Like One
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diegoby Rafael CastellanosWe all know what rolls downhill and smells bad. Nowhere is it more true than in the Tijuana River Valley in southern San Diego County, where for years toxic cross-border sewage spills have created the biggest ongoing water pollution and environmental justice crisis in the United States. While some progress has been made in recent […]
Water District Elects Officers, Approves Million-Dollar Contracts
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Ramona Sentinelby Julie GallantA new slate of officers were ushered in to the Ramona Municipal Water District (RMWD) Jan. 14 just before its board of directors approved two construction contracts estimated to cost more than $1 million apiece. RMWD Board President Jim Robinson was an easy choice to serve a second term as the board’s president. He quickly […]
California Needs Clean Energy After Sundown. Geothermal Could be the Answer
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Sammy RothAfter years of playing third fiddle to solar and wind power, geothermal energy is poised to start growing again in California. Three local energy providers have signed contracts this month for electricity from new geothermal power plants, one in Imperial County near the Salton Sea and the other in Mono County along the Eastern Sierra. […]