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Overview April 24, 2014

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Aquafornia news December 13, 2018 The San Diego Union-Tribune

Sewage spill continues to pollute Tijuana River for third straight day

A sewage spill that federal officials said started Monday night south of the border continues to flood the Tijuana River with millions of gallons of raw effluent. A ruptured collector pipe in southeast Tijuana is leaking roughly 7 million gallons a day of sewage into the river, according to the U.S. section of the International Boundary and Water Commission.

Aquafornia news December 12, 2018 The San Diego Union-Tribune

Ongoing spill in Mexico flooding Tijuana River with millions of gallons of raw sewage

The equivalent of more than six million gallons a day of raw sewage has been spilling into the Tijuana River since Monday night, according to federal officials. The U.S. section of the International Boundary and Water Commission, or IBWC, said Tuesday that counterparts in Mexico informed the agency that the cause of the sewage leak was a ruptured collector pipe.

Aquafornia news December 7, 2018 High Country News

Two countries, one border and their shared pollution

Cross-border water pollution between Tijuana and South San Diego is not new, but in recent years, the problem has grown worse. The reasons are complicated: There is Tijuana’s topography, with its steep hillsides and canyons that drain towards the border; the factories that get away with illegal dumping; the city’s rapid population growth, aging wastewater infrastructure and inadequate garbage collection. In the U.S., funding cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency have prevented improvements to the Borderlands’ sewage system.

Aquafornia news December 6, 2018 Ventura County Star

New generators on the way for Oxnard wastewater treatment facility

Oxnard and Port Hueneme beach closures in recent years shared the same culprit — the Oxnard wastewater treatment plant. When the power goes out and the backup generator doesn’t kick in, wastewater that’s not fully treated heads straight to the ocean.

Aquafornia news July 22, 2014 Capital Public Radio

City of Sacramento to Replace Eight Blocks of Sewer Line

From Capital Public Radio:

The City of Sacramento is ready to begin the final stage of its sewer pipe replacement program downtown.

Commentary: New Purification Center Enhances Recycled Water Quality

From the San Jose Mercury News, in a commentary by Richard Santos:

In the midst of exceptional drought conditions, a new, locally controlled, drought-proof water source for Silicon Valley could not have come at a better time. The Santa Clara Valley Water District, in partnership with the cities of San Jose and Santa Clara, is celebrating the completion of the Silicon Valley Advanced Water Purification Center.

Aquafornia news July 11, 2014 Stockton Record

Stockton Fights Costly Wastewater Mandate

From the Stockton Record:

Stockton is fighting a new wastewater permit that the city says could cost its ratepayers anywhere from $195 million to $252 million and increase rates by perhaps 80 percent.

Aquafornia news July 7, 2014 Contra Costa Times

Got Water Shortage? Fill ‘er Up at State’s First Recycled Water Station for Homeowners

From the Contra Costa Times:

It’s not everyone’s idea of great swag, but Tri-Valley homeowners are lining up for a new drought freebie — recycled sewer water.

Aquafornia news July 2, 2014 San Jose Mercury News

Composting Toilets Save Water, Spark Conversations

From the San Jose Mercury News:

The most radical “green” features of the City of San Jose’s new Environmental Innovation Center are concealed behind two doors marked “Women” and “Men.” There, plopped between the other conventional stalls, are two “composting toilets,” the first ever installed in a California office building.

Aquafornia news June 25, 2014 Capital Public Radio

Drought Gives Cities Reason to Reuse Sewage Water

From Capital Public Radio:

Sixty million gallons of wastewater are pulled from sewer pipes and into the Fresno municipal wastewater treatment plant every day. … The plant managers plan to treat to a higher level and disinfect the water so it can be used to irrigate schoolyards, golf courses, and cemeteries.

Aquafornia news June 13, 2014 Marin Independent Journal

Editorial: Ross Valley Rate Hike Will Fix Pipes

From the Marin Independent Journal:

“The Ross Valley Sanitary District has known for a long time that its sewer system is old and failing. … In addition, the district has been slapped with costly fines by the state San Francisco Bay Water Regional Quality Control Board, the agency assigned to stem pollution.”

Aquafornia news June 5, 2014 Capital Public Radio

Thursday’s Top of the Scroll: California Water Board Streamlines Process to Use Treated Wastewater

From Capital Public Radio:

“The California State Water Resources Control Board says the new rules were created in response to Governor Jerry Brown’s drought declaration in January. The board says now there are more streamlined rules around the production and use of recycled water for irrigation.”

Marin Against Density Group Protests at Ross Valley Sanitary District Meeting

From the Marin Independent Journal:

“Concerned about plans to develop a former sewer treatment site and the capacity of the current treatment plant, Marin residents urged the Ross Valley Sanitary District on Wednesday to oppose Larkspur’s draft housing and business development proposal.”

Aquafornia news May 8, 2014 Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Healdsburg Gets OK to Use Treated Wastewater for Vineyards

From the Santa Rosa Press Democrat:

“After months of delay, Healdsburg finally has approval to use reclaimed water from its sewer treatment plant to irrigate vineyards in a wide swath beyond the city.”

Aquafornia news May 5, 2014 Contra Costa Times

Antioch Couple Reimbursed After Erroneously Paying Three Decades of Sewer Charges

From the Contra Costa Times:

“Last year, the Antioch couple learned they were being charged for Delta Diablo Sanitation District sewer service despite never being connected to the district’s system. Their home, built in 1980, is on a septic tank.”

Editorial: Ohio Quakes Shake Up Fracking Debate

From the Santa Rosa Press Democrat:

“In Anderson Springs and other towns near The Geysers, residents rock and roll through earthquakes triggered by geothermal energy production.”

Aquafornia news April 22, 2014 Modesto Bee

Modesto’s Sewage System Getting a Lift

From The Modesto Bee:

“Modesto is spending more than $3 million to rehab its Emerald Lift Station, a pumping facility that ensures wastewater from homes and businesses reaches the city’s treatment plant.”

Report: $1.3 Million Project Fails to Improve Modesto Water Testing Lab

From The Modesto Bee:

“In April 2009, the Modesto City Council signed off on a $1.3 million public works project to upgrade the water quality control laboratory at the city’s Sutter Avenue wastewater treatment plant.”

Milestone Marked in Wastewater Treatment Plant Project

From the Chico Enterprise-Record:

“With mere inches to spare, crews gently lowered a 70,000-pound disc of steel into place at the city’s wastewater treatment plant on Thursday, marking a milestone in a $1.5 million project expected to conclude this summer.”

Aquafornia news April 14, 2014 Sacramento Bee

California Looking to Recycled Water to Ease Drought Concerns

From The Sacramento Bee:

“At two treatment plants in El Dorado Hills, millions of gallons of brown wastewater pour in every week, and millions of gallons of clean water pour out through purple pipes that irrigate the lawns of 4,000 homes.

“Proponents call it water recycling.

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