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IID water payback obligations pouring in
Staff WriterThe amount of water that the Imperial Irrigation District is expected to pay back to the Colorado River keeps rising. In addition to nearly 180,000 acre-feet of water that the IID ordered in excess over the last two years and a projected overrun for...Tags: Water Supply, Environmental Issues
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Turbine blade plummets in Ocotillo
Staff WriterOCOTILLO — A massive blade from one of the 112 wind turbines recently installed was found near a tower base Thursday, after plummeting onto the ground overnight, triggering safety concerns among officials and some residents. No injuries were...Tags: Siemens, Archaeology, Arts and Culture, Renewable Energy, Energy
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Salton Sea funding approved
SACRAMENTO — The California Assembly Budget Sub-Committee 3 on Resources and Transportation has supported Assemblyman V. Manuel Pérez’s request for two budget items that will advance Salton Sea restoration efforts. Salton Sea Funding...Tags: Renovation, Finance, Science and Technology, Environmental Issues, Economy, Business and Finance
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Hanks: visionary, difficult
Staff WriterHis supporters call him a visionary. His detractors call him a megalomaniac. All agree that he is determined. And now that he is no longer the minority voice in a 3 to 2 voting bloc on the Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors, James Cleo...Tags: Raul Ruiz, Water Supply, Board of Directors, Washington, DC, Budgets and Budgeting
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Salton Sea can be energy resource
Staff WriterWhat began Friday as a meeting between federal, state and local officials to discuss restoration of the Salton Sea ended with a bold proposal to transform the troubled body of water. “The vision that I’ve heard from many of you, and which...Tags: Alternative Energy, Renovation, Water Supply, Renewable Energy, Finance
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Ocotillo Wind project area deemed sacred
Staff WriterOCOTILLO — The project area where the controversial 112 wind turbine project is located was recently deemed a “sacred site” by the Native American Heritage Commission, a ruling seen as symbolic victory by some opposing the project. The...Tags: Arts and Culture, Renewable Energy, Culture, Solar Energy, Wind Power
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Lucrative fish-smuggling trend active in region
Staff WriterCALEXICO — When Calexico resident Song Shen Zhen, 73, recently drove through a Calexico Port of Entry, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer noticed plastic grocery bags under backseat floor mats. There weren’t drugs inside the bags...Tags: Arts and Culture, Endangered Species, John Reed, Immigration, Customs and Tradition
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IID approves water apportionment plan
Staff WriterFour months of heated discussion, negotiations and outreach came to an end Tuesday — for the time being — when the Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors adopted a plan that equally apportions the district’s annual water...Tags: Water Supply, Environmental Issues
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Our View: Preserving the environment must be an everyday priority
April 22 comes but one time a year. Renown as Earth Day, the date is marked as a time to refocus mankind’s efforts on protecting the environment. Setting aside a day to reflect on such endeavors makes sense, but it needn’t be so short-lived....Tags: Earth Day, Energy Saving, Environmental Issues
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New River, Disability Services bills clear policy committees
Three bills by Assemblymember V. Manuel Pérez received support in Assembly policy committees, according to a press release from his office. AB 407 passed the Assembly Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials on a vote of 6-0. AB 407 entails...Tags: Environmental Politics, Water Supply, Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, American School for the Deaf
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Arrests made in Brawley arson case
Four teenagers were arrested today in connection with the investigations into the rash of arson fires throughout the city in recent weeks. One suspect is 15 years old and three are 14 years old, and all are from Brawley, according to a press release...
Tags: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Police Arrests, Juvenile Delinquency, Environmental Issues
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Water users will have 2 months to accept 2013 water apportionment
Staff WriterImperial Valley growers will have 60 days to accept some or all of their 2013 water apportionment from the Imperial Irrigation District if the Board of Directors approves the Equitable Distribution Plan next week. The EDP proposes to apportion 5.45 acre-...Tags: Environmental Issues
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