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TOP STORY - JUNE 9, 2010
County To Improve South Bay Groundwater Monitoring System |
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Supervisor Don Knabe announced today that the Board of Supervisors approved Phase 2 of the communications system for the West Coast Basin Barrier Project. This project will greatly enhance the County’s ability to protect its groundwater supply from seawater intrusion.
The $3.41 million project will create an Automated Data Acquisition and Telemetry System that will enable the County’s Department of Public Works to remotely collect, store and analyze information on the operational conditions at facilities associated with the project. By creating a unified communications system between the wells, engineers can control the West Coast Basin Barrier remotely from a centralized monitoring facility. This will allow for more rapid changes in the injection system and better monitoring of the groundwater supply in the underground aquifers.
The West Coast Basin Barrier is comprised of 153 injection wells that stretch from the Palos Verdes Peninsula, north to Los Angeles International Airport. By injecting water into these wells, seawater from Santa Monica Bay is prevented from seeping into the critical freshwater aquifers underneath the Los Angeles Basin. Seawater intrusion is the movement of ocean water into fresh groundwater, causing contamination of the groundwater by salt.
In Phase 1 of the project, which was completed in April 2010, the County constructed a 12-inch-wide underground conduit which the future telecommunication controls of Phase 2 would eventually run through. The West Coast Basin Barrier Project is located in the Cities of El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, and Torrance. Access to adjacent properties will remain open during construction and traffic impacts will be minimal.
Useful Manhattan Beach Links
 City of Manhattan Beach
Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce
Manhattan Beach Unified School District
Manhattan Beach Library
Manhattan Beach Police Department
Manhattan Village Mall
Manhattan Beach Historical Society |
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Supervisor Knabe and Public Defender Mike Judge honor Public Defender Investigator Lieutenant Michael Noriega for his heroic act of saving his elderly neighbor from a house fire in Manhattan Beach. |
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Contact:
Steve Napolitano
Field Deputy
825 Maple Avenue
Torrance, CA 90503
snapolitano@lacbos.org
Tel: (310) 222-3015
Fax: (310) 320-4058 |
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Don Knabe. Working for MANHATTAN BEACH. Manhattan Beach
Accomplishments |
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Transforming Lifeguard Towers on County Beaches
 This summer more than 100 of the Los Angeles County beach lifeguard towers will be visually transformed as part of a massive public art and civic project developed by Portraits of Hope, in cooperation with the Los Angeles County Lifeguard Association. The project and exhibition has been approved by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, the Los Angeles County Fire Chief and the Los Angeles Department of Beaches and Harbors. |
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Providing Opera for Children at the Manhattan Beach Library The highly-acclaimed Opera Tales program returned to Fourth District County Libraries. Opera Tales is a LA Opera program that introduces children and families to the world of opera at local libraries. Supervisor Knabe established the partnership between the LA Opera and the County of Los Angeles Public Library, and provided funding to bring Opera Tales to libraries in the Fourth District. Funding South Bay Groundwater Monitoring Project Supervisor Don Knabe announced a multimillion dollar effort to further protect groundwater aquifers in the South Bay through a new technology project. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works will soon begin a $2.6 million project to build an underground telecommunications conduit that will allow better monitoring and control of wells throughout the South Bay. Opposing the Elimination of the California Department of Boating and Waterways
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously agreed to oppose Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s plan to eliminate the California Department of Boating and Waterways. The motion, authored by Supervisor Don Knabe also directs the County’s Chief Executive Office, in conjunction with the Sheriff’s and Fire Departments and the Department of Beaches and Harbors, to prepare a letter of opposition to be sent to the Governor. |
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Funding the Improvement of the South Bay Bike Trail
Over four miles of the Marvin Braude South Bay Bike Trail will soon be refurbished or completely rebuilt after Supervisor Don Knabe agreed to fund the project with $5 million in Fourth District Capital Improvement funds. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the project. The portions of the bike path to be renovated are located between Culver Boulevard in Playa del Rey and Calle Miramar in Torrance. The project involves removing damaged Portland Cement Concrete (Cement) and Asphalt Concrete (Asphalt) and reconstructing those portions of the bike path with similar materials. Also, slurry and crack sealing will be used when complete restructuring is not necessary. Over 21,000 feet, over just over 4 miles of the bike path will be repaired or reconstructed.
Renovating the Manhattan Beach Lifeguard Station
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved the first phase of a project that will renovate fire and lifeguard stations throughout the County. Renovations are needed in over 90 of the County’s fire and lifeguard stations to meet code requirements and give female employees privacy when sleeping, dressing, and changing. Twelve facilities will be renovated in Phase 1 of the program, including the Manhattan Beach Lifeguard Station. |
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Synchronizing Traffic in the South Bay
A new Traffic Signal Synchronization Project has been completed in the cities of Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Rancho Palos Verdes and Long Beach. The $933,524 project focused on coordinating the timing of signals along three major streets in the South Bay. Over 100 total intersections were synchronized on the following three roads: Artesia Boulevard from Sepulveda Boulevard to Vermont Avenue, Carson Street from Hawthorne Boulevard to Santa Fe Avenue, and Western Avenue from 111th Street to Summerland Avenue. Redirecting Urban Runoff and Pollutants Away from Ocean
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors accepted the construction of a new low-flow diversion that was recently completed in the City of Manhattan Beach along 28th Street. Low-flow diversions are designed to keep non-storm water flows from reaching the ocean by instead diverting the water into a sewage treatment plant.
Keeping Trash Out of the Bay
A project to install 460 trash catch basins in the cities of Hermosa Beach, Inglewood, Manhattan Beach, Rancho Palos Verdes, Santa Monica, and West Hollywood has been approved by the Board of Supervisors. The trash collectors will be placed at the openings of catch basins along the curb, partially blocking the openings to prevent most trash from entering the storm drain system. |
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Supports the Beach Cities Toy Drive.
Provided support to complete the El Porto parking lot and retaining wall.
Called for the adoption and implementation of County's new Tsunami Preparedness program which will inform and coordinate emergency services in case of a tsunami.
Held a Tsunami Emergency Preparedness Program Briefing for local communities.
Helped lead efforts to restore sand and water quality after Manhattan Beach sewage spill.
Provided funding to reconstruct Junior Lifeguard storage at Marine Street Lifeguard Station.
Provided funding to support the Manhattan Beach Coordinating Council.
Manhattan Beach Access Improvement Project.
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