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We Can’t Let Mexico’s Sewage Keep Making Our Residents and Navy SEALs Sick
At our Board of Supervisors meeting this Tuesday, June 3rd, I’m calling for action to finally stop Mexico’s sewage crisis from harming our residents and our Navy SEALs...Read more
Media
Jun 31 min read
Pacific Ocean . . . Where to Surf, Where to Swim
With the hazardous waste (AKA untreated sewage) creeping up the southern coastline from Mexico, it's sometimes tricky figuring out where it's safe to get in the water...Read more
Susan Heavilin
May 302 min read
Sweetwater Authority Continues Proactive Work Towards PFAS Mitigation
In their latest "Civic Alert", SWA emailed the public that they were continuing their proactive work towards PFAS mitigation...Read more
Media
May 301 min read
Floating Solar on Sweetwater Reservoir Update - May 2025
There should be no question that Sweetwater Authority views floating solar panels on Sweetwater Reservoir as a future capital project...Read more
Guest
May 293 min read
Sweetwater Authority is Quiet on Plan to Cover Sweetwater Reservoir with Solar Panels
Ever since it was learned that SWA is providing an elevated level of PFAS—toxic "forever chemicals"—in our drinking water, there hasn't been much talk about putting solar panels on our reservoir. Those proposed solar panels could add even more PFAS...Read more
Susan Heavilin
May 152 min read
The Great Flood of 1916
The flood of 1916 was the worst natural disaster in the history of the South Bay...Read more
Media
May 122 min read
The Sweetwater Dam Transformed San Diego in 1888
Trains, horses and buggies brought 3,000 San Diego residents–dressed in straw hats and bustles–to celebrate the completion of the Sweetwater Dam on April 19, 1888...Read more
Media
May 93 min read
The Nuclear Crisis No One Is Talking About
We’ve heard a lot — rightfully — about the Tijuana sewage crisis. But there's another ticking time bomb on our coastline that's getting almost no attention: the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant...Read more
Media
Apr 292 min read
Enter the WaterSmart Landscape Contest
Are you proud of your water-saving landscape? Share it with others by entering this year’s WaterSmart Landscape Contest...Read more
Media
Apr 281 min read
California Says Sweetwater Dam Needs Safety Improvements
Officials from California’s Division of Safety of Dams say they are concerned by the reluctance of the Sweetwater Authority Board to perform dam safety repairs to Sweetwater Dam...Read more
Media
Apr 251 min read
EPA Visits Tijuana River
South County’s seemingly endless sewage crisis in the Tijuana River got some high-level federal attention on Tuesday....Read more
Media
Apr 243 min read
EPA Administrator Joins Us — Now It’s Time for Action
I just walked out of a critical roundtable with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin, focused on a crisis that’s been ignored for far too long: the dumping of millions of gallons of toxic sewage from Mexico into Southern California’s waters...Read more
Media
Apr 231 min read
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