List of Reports
Noxious smelling fumes in an around Mecca
Friday, April 8, 2011, 05:28 PM
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CRLA staff and HUD Asst. Secretary Mercedes Marquez drove through Mecca and around Western Environmental (by circling the Cabazon land on which it is situated). All present were affected by the strong petroleum-like odor and a few noted that they could sense the smell / pollution in their mouths. ...
Oil spill resulting from collision of big rigs
Thursday, April 21, 2011, 10:29 PM
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From Desert Sun article: Roads clear after big rigs collide, spill oil in Thermal 10:55 PM, Mar. 21, 2011 | http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011103220310 Written by Staff report The Desert Sun * Filed Under * News * Traffic Accidents Two big rigs collided on Gra ...
Elementary teacher: benzene detected in blood
Tuesday, April 5, 2011, 01:48 PM
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This report from a currently anonymous Elementary School teacher who has suffered extreme sickness suspected source, air pollution. The teacher recently saw a doctor and shared her test results revealing elevated levels of benzene in her blood. Can someone monitor the area for benzene? ...
Power Shortage Salton Sea Trailer Park
Thursday, March 31, 2011, 11:57 PM
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Power Problems At Salton Sea Trailer Park Have Residents Packing Up SALTON SEA -- With temperatures just beginning to soar, people at the Rancho Marina Trailer Park in Desert Shores have already dealt with a power outage this week and now, they're being told they have to move out because of electri ...
Mal olor en Mecca
Tuesday, March 29, 2011, 05:59 PM
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Llegamos para una junta y el aroma nos afecta el sabor de boca, me ardia alrededor de la boca y uno no puede evitar taparse la boca. Antes de entrar y a la salida nos impacta el aroma. Nuestra reunion fue en el Centro de Recursos Familiares en Mecca. ...
Abandoned and vandalized car on the side of Hwy 111
Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 11:47 AM
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For at least three weeks a car has been sitting abandoned alongside Hwy 111 about three miles South of the Imperial / Riverside County line. Highway patrol ticketed the vehicle about two weeks ago but the car is still there. Recently its windows were broken and it was vandalized. ...
Pestilence in Mecca
Wednesday, March 23, 2011, 02:15 PM
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There's a stench of manure and sometimes petroleum coming from the soil-recycling plant called Western Environmental, Inc. It is centrally located off Hwy 86 near Mecca, and so it can be seen from almost every housing development in the community. Residents from different parts of Mecca have report ...
human waste piles from San Diego still in Mecca
Tuesday, March 29, 2011, 01:06 PM
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In 1989 tons of human waste was being brought to this site. In 1994 a court order ended the illegal dumping but it was already the largest heap of human waste in the state. It got to measure 50 ft high. In 2006 by Government orders the site had been partially cleaned but it was never completed. I ...
TCP / water contamination
Thursday, March 17, 2011, 09:15 AM
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Well collapse several weeks ago led to repairs by Los Gatos MHP owners and subsequent inspections by RivCo Environmental Health. Inspectors detected TOTAL COLIFORM PRESENT levels above permissible standard, and issued a boil order. Inspectors returned at a later date to check progress in removal o ...
Heavy blowing dust due to high winds
Saturday, March 26, 2011, 08:44 PM
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High winds caused extremely high density of blowing dust through Los Gatos Mobilehome Park (also known as Hernandez MHP). Residents were forced to close windows and doors and those who were outside were forced to cover faces or move to shelter to avoid dust inhalation or eye problems. ...