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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 Hermosa Beach Links
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Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce
Hermosa Beach City School District
Hermosa Beach Library
Hermosa Beach Police Department
Hermosa Beach Playhouse
Hermosa Beach Information |
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Supervisor
Knabe joins local officials in rededicating the new Hermosa Beach Pier and Lifeguard Headquarters. |
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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 Hermosa Beach. Hermosa Beach
Accomplishments |
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Providing Opera for Children at the Hermosa 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.
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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Relieving Traffic Congestion in Hermosa Beach
The
County of Los Angeles has completed the construction
of a Traffic Signal Synchronization Project in
Hermosa Beach, Supervisor Don Knabe announced . The
$2.1 million project was financed with Los Angeles
County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Grant
Funds and Proposition C Local Return Funds, and
focused on coordinating the timing of signals on
Anita Street/190th Street/Victoria Avenue from
Pacific Coast Highway to Wilmington Avenue;
Normandie Avenue from El Segundo Boulevard to 170th
Street; and on Torrance Boulevard from Pacific Coast
Highway to Main Street. |
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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.
Providing Opera for Children at the Hermosa 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. |
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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.
New
Funding for Park Projects
Supervisor
Knabe dedicated $1.7 million in Proposition A Park
funds to be used for various projects across the
Fourth District. In Hermosa Beach, a portion of the
money will be used for the renovation of
approximately 1,800 square feet of existing space
including upgraded electrical panels, a commercial
kitchen, lighting, counters and cabinetry at the
Hermosa Senior Activity Center.
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.
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.
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Provided
funding to reconstruct new Pier Lifeguard Tower and
comfort station improvements.
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Supports
various community-based organizations like: 1736
Family Crisis Center, Friends of the Hermosa Beach
Library.
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