San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board

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Video of last Friday’s dedication of Trampas Reservoir. https://youtu.be/_mfouP-YbEw

Today the San Diego Water Board was happy to celebrate with the Santa Margarita Water District the opening of the Trampas Reservoir to hold recycled water for beneficial use in south Orange County. Supporting sustainable local water supply enhancements are among the Water Board's top priorities in its Practical Vision. This is truly a visionary project with many benefits to the pubic, wildlife, and recreation! Be sure to take the virtual tour of the Trampas Reservoir.

The San Diego Water Board will be participating in the MESA STEM Shadow Day again this year - virtually! Participants will include students from San Diego State University, San Diego City College, Southwestern College, and various high schools from the San Diego and Imperial Valley regions. Learn more at https://mesa.sdsu.edu/activities/shadow-day for more information on how to participate. The deadline to register is Friday, October 16, 2020

We are accepting applications for this Supervising Engineering Geologist position until August 7th at 5pm, apply at the following website and join our team! https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx

We are currently accepting applications for the Supervising Engineering Geologist position that oversees the Site Restoration and Groundwater Protection Branch at the San Diego Water Board. If you are interested in the position, please review the job posting information located at the link below. Additionally, please share this announcement with anyone you think may have an interest in the position. https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx #waterquality #environmentaljustice #environmentalprotection #sandiegowaterboard #SanDiegoJobs

The California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region has some exciting news to share. We currently have a new vacancy for an Engineering and Architectural Sciences Student Assistant in our Groundwater Protection Unit. If you or someone you know might be interested in a position with the San Diego Regional Water Board, please visit the CalCareers website at: https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/. Enter Job Control number 208551, in the search box at the center of your computer screen, and you will be linked directly to the job posting for this position. The Human Resources Contact is available to answer questions regarding the application process. The Hiring Unit Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position.

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Kelly Dorsey as the new Assistant Executive Officer for the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board. Kelly has been a Supervising Engineering Geologist and the Chief of the Site Restoration and Groundwater Protection Branch since 2018. She brings boundless enthusiasm and 22 years of experience to this position. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from California State University East Bay and is a registered Profe...ssional Geologist. Kelly started her career with the Water Boards in 1997 as an intern at the San Diego office and has contributed to lasting water quality outcomes in our region through her work on several high profile issues including the Mission Valley Terminal Clean Up and Abatement Order. I know that her leadership, drive, expertise, organization skills, can do attitude, and dedication to the Water Board’s Mission and our Practical Vision will make her an excellent and effective Assistant Executive Officer. I know that Kelly shares our ethos for service-in-leadership and my commitment to water quality and to our staff who are our highest priority and the Water Board’s most important asset. Dave Gibson Executive Officer

New on-line data visualization tools from the San Diego Water Board: San Diego Region TMDLs Watershed Map https://gispublic.waterboards.ca.gov//webappvi/index.html Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO) https://cawaterdatadive.shinyapps.io/R9_SSOs/... SMARTS Construction Sites https://cawaterdatadive.shinyapps.io/R9_SMARTS_Constructio/ SMARTS Industrial Sites https://cawaterdatadive.shinyapps.io/R9_SMARTS_Industrial_/ Your feedback is important. Please provide comments.

San Diego IRWM Stakeholders- The California Natural Resources Agency and the California Environmental Protection Agency have teamed up to provide an online, three day conference about environmental engagement during COVID-19. Please see their notice below and note that space is limited. The conference runs June 2 June 4; register using the link below to receive a detailed program. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/online-environmental-engagemen

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is accepting applications for its WaterSMART Drought Response Program to fund drought resiliency projects. These projects will build long-term resilience to drought and reduce the need for emergency response actions. Please refer to the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) linked below for application details and to confirm your project and organization eligibility. https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html

Encouraging news for real, lasting solutions to the border pollution! The Water Board is working closely with USEPA to identify options and get facilities built to divert and treat waste flows at the border and pursue long overdue source control measures in Tijuana. https://www.feinstein.senate.gov//index.cfm/press-releases

Happy Earth Day! So much has changed since the first Earth Day was celebrated. While there are no shortage of environmental threats and challenges, today is also about celebrating some of our successes. In 1992, groundwater in Mission Valley was seriously polluted by releases of petroleum liquids from the Mission Valley Terminal. The Mission Valley Terminal covers 66 acres near Friars Road and I-15 with 30 tanks holding as much as 680,382 barrels of refined petroleum produ...cts. Pollutants of concern in the contaminated groundwater in the 1990s and 2000s included benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene, Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE), and tertiary-butyl alcohol (TBA). Nasty stuff that limited the potential use of the groundwater and threatened the San Diego River. Today, as a result of 28 years of hard work the groundwater in Mission Valley is restored! The groundwater may now developed as a potential municipal water supply and the stadium property can be safely redeveloped to serve San Diego in the 21st century. With water scarcity a possible outcome of climate change, restoration of local groundwater resources like the Mission Valley aquifer are critical to our future.