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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.
Health
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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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Lithium-ion battery fires are at an all-time high, according to the San Diego Fire Hazardous Materials Team. These batteries store a large amount of energy and pose a threat if not disposed of properly. They can overheat, catch fire, or even explode.
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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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One western harvest mouse collected in routine monitoring in the Black Mountain Ranch area has tested positive for hantavirus, County environmental health officials said this week.
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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 collected during routine vector surveillance activities in Boulevard have tested positive for hantavirus, County environmental health officials said this week.