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County Supervisors Expand Efforts to Improve Tijuana River Valley

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The County Board of Supervisors approved a plan Tuesday to expand dredging work in the Tijuana River Valley to remove trash and sediment and help reduce flooding impacts from the Tijuana River.

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County Working with Restaurants, Healthcare Facilities, Partners to Provide Support for Boil Water Advisory

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The County of San Diego is working closely with the State Water Resources Control Board Division of Drinking Water to notify impacted residents and businesses about an E. coli contamination in drinking water in some South Bay communities serviced by California-American Water, also known as Cal-Am Water.

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County First to Use Rapid DNA-Based Beach Water Testing to Protect Public

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San Diego County became the first coastal county in the nation this week to start using a rapid, DNA-based ocean-water testing technology that will produce faster results and earlier warnings to protect beachgoers when bacteria levels reach unhealthy levels in ocean water.

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Mice Collected in Mount Laguna Test Positive for Hantavirus

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Five deer mice and one brush mouse collected in routine monitoring in the Mount Laguna area have tested positive for hantavirus, County environmental health officials said this week.

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Two Deer Mice Test Positive for Hantavirus

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Two deer mice collected during routine vector surveillance activities in Boulevard have tested positive for hantavirus, County environmental health officials said this week.