… Several state legislators traveled to San Diego County on October 10th to host a committee on the sea level rise and the impact it might have on the state’s economy. … The Executive Officer Of The San Diego Water Quality Control Board Dave Gibson says his research indicates that sea level rise and climate change are indeed real. … ”We could now turn the question around and say, what could we do on the coast to emphasize, expand, enhance the wetlands there, enable them to advance inland as sea level rises,” Gibson said. “Can we create mitigation banks along the coast in existing areas where they can be expanded?”