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News South San Diego County Residents Organize for Clean Water
Community comes together to discuss local ocean water quality
by Serge Dedina
20/11/2007:// Surfers, business owners, parents, and students from across south San Diego County attended a meeting on Wednesday, November 14, in Imperial Beach to discuss local ocean water quality issues. Over 30 residents from Imperial Beach, South San Diego, Chula Vista, and San Ysidro participated.
According to Ben McCue, WiLDCOAST's Coastal Conservation Program Manager, and one of the organizers, the meeting is part of a larger effort to bring together local leaders to create and implement a clean water advocacy strategy. "We're addressing the biggest environmental health threat in our region. Everyone knows we have a serious ocean water quality problem and yet we're being told over and over that we can't do anything about it. Organizing is the first step to taking action."
The meeting included a screening of Agua Peligrosa, a short film by San Diego Union-Tribune reporter Dave Washburn examining the environmental and health threat posed by cross-border sewage flowing from Tijuana's rapidly developing areas. The film also examines the failure of current policy to address the growing water quality problem. Imperial Beach Mayor Jim Janney and Congressman Bob Filner are both featured prominently.
During the meeting, residents identified and discussed the priorities needed to implement clean water solutions. These included a need to reach elected officials and decision makers from across San Diego, investigate the accuracy of beach closures, and increase attendance to include those from outside the surfing community.
According to organizers, the group will meet on a regular basis, and is open to anyone interested in getting involved in local ocean water quality issues. The idea is to train a core group of community members to further clean water policy at the local, state and national levels. Each future meeting will include three components: a short presentation, a training on advocacy strategy, like "how to write to your congresswoman" or "how to speak at a City Council meeting," and a discussion.
For more information or to join the group contact Ben McCue at 619.423.8665 or benjamin@wildcoast.net
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