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Coastal water monitoring could get state funding fix

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on October 31, 2008 at 5:05 am

From the San Diego Union Tribune:

Beaches in San Diego and the rest of California are likely to once again get regular pollution checkups, thanks to a plan for reviving a coastal water monitoring program slashed last month.

On Tuesday, the State Water Resources Control Board will consider a temporary fix by spending up to $1.97 million from a 2000 ballot measure designed partly to improve beach water quality. The money would fund the statewide program for two years.

If the financing is approved, health officials in San Diego County expect to receive $302,000 for the 2008-09 fiscal year – enough to restore their water-testing program to where it was before the budget cut.

“With any luck, we will be back in business,” said Mark McPherson, chief of water quality for the county’s Department of Environmental Health.

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October 31, 2008 · Filed Under Other Oceans & Beaches Stories

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