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February 25, 2010

Voice of San Diego

San Diego's Sewer Spills: Declining
By: Rob Davis

Ten years ago, the city of San Diego averaged a sewer spill a day. That's dropped sharply. Last year, the city had 38 sewer spills -- roughly one every 10 days.

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San Diego Union-Tribune

Short take: City reports its fewest sewage spills in decade

SAN DIEGO: San Diego posted its best sewage-spill figures of the decade last year, Mayor Jerry Sanders said yesterday.

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ABC 10 News

Persistent Pollutant Shuts Down Groundwater Wells

SAN DIEGO -- A deep water monitoring well is being drilled this month in Chula Vista. When it is complete, it will tell us more about a water resource we've ignored for years: groundwater.

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North County Times

ENCINITAS: San Dieguito Water District raises rates
By: Barbara Henry

A campaign led by the local taxpayers association netted slightly more than 1,000 protest letters, but that wasn't enough to block a San Dieguito Water District rate increase Wednesday.

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North County Times

ECONOMY: Regional economy poised for growth, panel says
By: Jeff Rowe

Business leaders scheduled to speak at Thursday's State of the Region presentation said they expect the economy to improve in coming months, but that San Diego County companies face challenges in global competition, water and health care.

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Imperial Valley Press

Abatti questions secretary of the interior
By: David Steffen

Imperial Irrigation District Director Michael Abatti sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar questioning the possibility of a federal takeover of IID water.

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Fresno Bee

California water diversion plan 'a work in progress,' Feinstein says
By: Michael Doyle

WASHINGTON – Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein's controversial bid to divert more water to San Joaquin Valley farms has prompted furious maneuvering but no agreement.

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Fresno Bee

California senators invited to meeting on water
By: Michael Doyle

WASHINGTON -- Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein's controversial bid to divert more water to Valley farms didn't get the traction she might have once hoped for in a Senate bill approved Wednesday.

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Capitol Weekly

Opinion: Water bond needed to protect water, environment, economy
By: Jim Earp

There is universal consensus among scientists, academics and water experts that California’s water system is at risk of catastrophic failure unless we take action now to reverse decades of neglect.

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Sacramento Bee

Westlands district quits state water association
By: Matt Weiser

The Westlands Water District, the powerful farm irrigation agency in the San Joaquin Valley, has quit its membership in a leading statewide water association.

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The Press-Enterprise

System to generate power in water pipes starts first-ever tests in Riverside
By: Alicia Robinson

If a new turbine now being tested in Riverside lives up to its hype, using water from the faucet or running the dishwasher could someday help generate power.

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San Francisco Chronicle

Feds predict better year for Calif. salmon
By: Jason Dearen (Associated Press)

After two years of canceled salmon fishing off California's coast, fishermen received a bit of good news Wednesday.

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