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Report outlines strategy for New River improvements
Staff WriterCALEXICO — It’s been a public health issue for half a century. It’s been thought to have caused cancer. It’s been known as the most polluted river in the nation. The murky green water that runs through the border and into the...Tags: Wetlands, Science and Technology, Environmental Politics, Breast Cancer, Natural Resources
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How safe is local drinking water?
I received my Calexico water quality report for 2011. The maximum contaminate level allowed for cancer-causing byproducts of chlorine and organics is .08 mg/l. The average of samples taken at certain sites in Calexico was .06 mg/l. This in essence tells...Tags: Water, Cancer, Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Candidates for Imperial Irrigation District board square off at forum
Staff WriterThough markedly less hostile than some of the recent Imperial Irrigation District board meetings, tensions still rose as candidates duked it out at a forum hosted by local business leaders. The El Centro and Brawley chambers of commerce hosted a...Tags: Steve Benson, Elections, Alternative Energy, Politics, Renewable Energy
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San Diego's water pipeline proposal a pipedream to some Imperial Valley locals
Staff WriterWhile some worry whether a pipeline will line the area between Imperial County and San Diego, others have said it’s nothing more than a pipedream. The San Diego County Water Authority board has reinvigorated the idea of having a pipeline to...Tags: Waterway and Maritime Transportation Industry, Natural Resource Industry
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Tense talk takes place over solar land fallowing
Staff WriterTensions rose after an already dramatic start to the meeting as Imperial Irrigation District board members argued Tuesday about whether to wait or continue on with a fallowing program for land converted for solar projects. In the end, though, the board...Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues
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Imperial Irrigation District e-mails are causing 'sideshow'
Staff WriterJust more than a week ago Imperial Irrigation District critic Mike Morgan claimed the district has cost people their lives by playing politics. Morgan, basing his information on one of a group of e-mails that are said to have been stolen from a director&...Tags: Washington, DC
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Completion of Brawley Wastewater treatment plant unveiled
Staff WriterCity officials praised $23 million worth of improvements done to Brawley’s wastewater treatment facility Wednesday. Please read either the e-edition or print edition of the Imperial Valley Press for the complete story. For the news rack nearest...Tags: Energy Saving, Environmental Issues
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Osias, DuMars both to present to Imperial Irrigation District board
Staff WriterIt’s set to be lawyer vs. lawyer, one side vs. the other at the Imperial Irrigation District, as both the consulting and contracted lawyers discuss the controversial transfer of water from the Imperial Valley to coastal urban areas. Water and...Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Plan B (drug), Conservation
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Earthquake damage still not repaired
Staff WriterCALEXICO — Repairs to the Calexico water treatment plant have not yet been done two years after the Easter Sunday, 7.2-magnitude earthquake. While funds have been allocated at the state level, it’s up to the city to get the ball rolling...Tags: Easter, Barbara Boxer, FEMA, Natural Disasters
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IID to start investigation of e-mail security
Staff WriterDid someone illegally access Imperial Irrigation District e-mails? It’s the question an investigation by IID’s ethics officer is set to answer, along with the necessary steps forward, which may include a civil or criminal lawsuit. The...Tags: Values, Theft, Ethics, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Religion and Belief
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IID Director Matt Dessert says he no longer works for county agency
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterAn Imperial Irrigation District director is no longer working for Imperial County, an agency the utility district is in a lawsuit with. Vice President of the Board of Directors Matt Dessert confirmed at this week’s board meeting he left the...Tags: Air Pollution, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues
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SuperPAC to focus on candidate, issues
Staff WriterThe SuperPAC formed by the Coalition of Labor, Agriculture and Business has switched some of its focus from strictly issue-based to candidate-based. Imperial Valley First has started advertising and putting up billboards calling for Valley residents to...Tags: Elections, Freedom of the Press, Advertising, Career and Workplace, Politics
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