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After the state budget was passed the governor used a line item veto to eliminate all state funded beach water monitoring between April 1 and October 31 each year.
by Serge Dedina
29/09/2008:// Between 1999 and this year, the County of San Diego, Department of Environmental Health received $300,000 per year to collect 63 samples per week from San Onofre to the U.S. / Mexico border and make associated public notifications to protect public health when monitoring data indicated contamination. DEH also coordinates the notification, investigation, and sampling for sewage spills that impact beach water quality.
If a decent ocean water monitoring and public notification program is important to you or your friends please take the time to contact your County of San Diego Supervisor and let them know. Please be polite and let them know you want the DEH Ocean Recreational Water Program funded to pay for a minimum of two staff persons (about $300,000 with most of this paying for sample analysis).
The Supervisors are: Greg Cox, District 1. Imperial Beach north to Pacific Beach, Chula Vista, National City. 619-531-5511. greg.cox@sdcounty.ca.gov
Dianne Jacob, District 2. Spring Valley and areas east. (619) 531-5522 dianne.jacob@sdcounty.ca.gov
Pam Slater-Price, District 3. La Jolla north to Encinitas, Tierrasanta, Carmel Valley, Rancho Bernardo, and Escondido. (619) 531-5533 Pam.slater@sdcounty.ca.gov
Ron Roberts, District 4. University City south to Paradise Hills, incld Misión Valley, and east to College Area. (619) 531-5544 Ron.Roberts@sdcounty.ca.gov
Bob Horn, District 5. Carlsbad and Oceanside north to OC, and east to Borrego Springs. (619) 531-5555. bill.horn@sdcounty.ca.gov