More Current Events

1) http://www.sandiego6.com/news/local/story/Sewage-Spill-from-Mission-Valley-to-Ocean-Beach/qWYuIGp6oEeMp2ZNMf20lQ.cspx
This article talks about a sewage spill that had the areas along the San Diego River and the river mouth under advisory for high bacteria levels. Quote: By the time city crews got the problem under control about an hour later, roughly 1,370 gallons of sewage had spilled into a storm drain that empties into the San Diego River.

2) http://www.kpbs.org/news/2009/oct/23/group-removes-one-million-pounds-trash-san-diego-r/
Almost 1 million pounds of trash removed from San Diego River over a course of 4 years. Quote: "We like to say that the river is clean but it's not healthy," Hutsel says. "And what that means is that we really don't have a lot of pollution coming into the river but we've re-engineered the river over the last 50 years and so it doesn't function very well."

3) http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/carlsbad/article_8c9f6629-da9f-581c-bd6e-97c49b257358.html
An article about how pipelines need an environmental assessment because they aren't actually that good or useful. Quote: Project proponents have said that the proposed plant will give the arid San Diego region a secure source of locally produced drinking water, while opponents have said that the desalination equipment will prolong the life of an aging, water-cooled power plant and cause environmental harm.

4) http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/articles/2009/11/05/environment/muck/795waterdeal110409.txt
Talks about 5 bills that would grant San Diego a 11.1 billion dollar bond package for water deals/plans/projects, 20 million going to the San Diego River if the bills are passed. Quote: One of the bond's biggest beneficiaries locally would be the San Diego River Conservancy, which works to restore the river stretching from Ocean Beach to Julian. The bond package would provide it a $20 million grant. Another $107 million would be directed to as-yet unspecified supply projects in the region.

5) http://sandiegonewsroom.com/news/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=37822:redevelopment-of-qualcomm-stadium&catid=110:city-of-san-diego&Itemid=34
Talks about redeveloping the Qualcomm stadium area as a conservatory site for preservation of the San Diego river (or at least, it's one option to use the area for). Quote: Rob Hutsel of the San Diego River Coalition emphasized that the site is prime for 40 acres of public parks which are contemplated under the community plan but don’t exist. Similarly, Kathy Keehan of the San Diego Bicycle Coalition called for the River Conservancy to preserve the site for the benefit of the San Diego River.