Rain Prompts Advisory for Beaches
Oct. 6, 2011 | 12:15 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
The season’s first big storm gave the county a soaking and prompted the Department of Environmental Health to issue a general advisory for local beaches.
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VIDEO: Safety First: Hazardous Materials Division
Sep. 20, 2011 | 2:09 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
The Hazardous Materials Division (HMD) is responsible for regulating hazardous materials business plans and chemical inventory, hazardous waste and tiered permitting, underground storage tanks, aboveground petroleum storage and risk management plans. HMD is also responsible for regulating medical waste.
VIDEO: Below the Surface
Jul. 26, 2011 | 12:00 AMReading Time: < 1 minute
An Environmental Health Specialist makes an annual inspection to make sure a local gas station is complying with Underground Storage Tank Regulations.
County Jail Doubles as Clean Energy Power Station
Jul. 25, 2011 | 12:00 PMReading Time: 2 minutes
In a Monday ceremony, Board of Supervisors Vice Chairman Ron Roberts and County officials kicked off construction on a one-megawatt solar power system at the East Mesa Detention Complex in Otay Mesa.
VIDEO: Winter Water Checkup
Feb. 3, 2011 | 12:00 AMReading Time: < 1 minute
Water quality at San Diego’s celebrated beaches is routinely tested by the County’s Department of Environmental Health.
VIDEO: Hantavirus – The Airborne Menace
Dec. 10, 2010 | 12:00 PMReading Time: < 1 minute
Mice can spread the potentially-deadly hantavirus, so the best way to prevent the disease is to keep the animals out of houses, garages and other structures. Learn the steps you can take and how to clean up infested areas.