Things just got a lot better for our oceans, waves and beaches! Yesterday, the Regional Water Quality Control Board UNANIMOUSLY approved the new regional MS4 stormwater permit without the “safe harbor” clause!!! The safe harbor clause was a major… more »
The League of Conservation Voter’s on May 9th published its 2012 Environmental Report Card for the San Diego City Council. Surfrider San Diego, which has contributed to this effort for the past six years, provided feedback on the council’s… more »
Thank you to all of you who attending the MS4 hearing on Wednesday!!! Your presence made a huge difference! Seeing the great turn out, the activists holding signs, and the amazing public comments made all of us very appreciative… more »
The Regional Water Quality Control Board updates stormwater permits (aka MS4 permits) every 5 years. Not only are they considering adopting a new MS4 permit at their April 10th meeting, but this new permit represents a paradigm shift… more »
Please find an excerpt below from attachment F of the draft MS4 permit detailing some of the economic considerations taken into account regarding stormwater managment. VI. ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS Statutory Considerations California Water Code (CWC) section 13241 requires the… more »
Support Clean Water in San Diego We all know the 3-Day Rule. Don’t surf for 3 days after it rains. The reason is simple enough. You don’t want to swim in what’s washing down the streets. But there’s… more »
Here is the Summary Report (PDF) recently issued by the Regional Water Quality Control Board detailing what is being proposed with the MS4 permit update and what has changed in the recently released revised draft of the new regional… more »
Surfrider San Diego is one of the nine representatives on San Diego’s Water Policy Implementation Task Force. Check out the Task Force website to see what they are up to! Here is a link to the Comprehensive Water… more »
Surfrider San Diego, along with our environmental colleagues, submitted this joint comment letter to the Regional Water Quality Control Board regarding the draft Regional MS4 Stormwater permit. Below is a summary of those comments. We hope all of… more »
The Regional Water Quality Control Board updates stormwater permits (aka MS4 permits) every 5 years. Not only are they considering adopting a new MS4 permit at their April meeting, but this new permit represents a paradigm shift. Instead… more »
