Building Sustainable Cities – Facility Equipment Inventory Program Aims to Help Cities Identify Go-Green Opportunities

Douglas Krauss, Environmental Programs manager, City of Hermosa Beach, observes as Shawn Fujioka, project coordinator, SBCCOG inventories the serial number of a refrigerator at Hermosa Beach City Hall to determine its manufacture date, make and wattage. South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG) team members Shawn Fujioka and [...]

2023-06-14T14:03:38-07:00March 5, 2023|

Sustainability Under Our Feet – Water Replenishment District Refills Ancient Aquifers to Meet Region’s Growing Water Needs

As Southern California faces the worst drought on record in 1,200 years, water is at the forefront of the minds of many. Some communities are facing water restrictions imposed by cities and utility companies. Many are asking, “why?” The Water Replenishment District (WRD) manages southern Los Angeles County’s groundwater supply. [...]

2023-04-13T17:42:54-07:00November 22, 2022|

7 Reasons Water Bottle Filling Stations Make Good Sense for Health and the Environment

West Basin Municipal Water District has installed more than 80 water bottle filling stations in or on the premises of public facilities throughout its service area through grant programs. In doing so, an estimated 110,000 plastic water bottles annually have been removed from the local waste stream.

2022-06-27T14:29:09-07:00June 16, 2022|

Tunnel Vision: Rachel “Bores” the Clearwater Project to Preserve Local Waterways

A worker walks through a completed portion of the tunnel. A modern tunnel boring machine (TBM) named Rachel has been quietly building an 18-foot diameter, 7-milelong tunnel from Carson to San Pedro. This tunnel will convey cleaned water from the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts’ largest wastewater treatment [...]

2022-06-02T13:52:29-07:00May 23, 2022|

South Bay Cities Council Of Governments Congratulates El Segundo As 200th Agency To Join Partner Southern California Regional Energy Network

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Media Contact: Colleen Farrell | SBCCOG | 424-271-4681 | [email protected] SOUTH BAY CITIES COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS CONGRATULATES EL SEGUNDO AS 200th AGENCY TO JOIN PARTNER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL ENERGY NETWORK    TORRANCE, CALIF., November 15, 2021 – The South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG), which through [...]

2022-05-20T10:24:24-07:00November 15, 2021|

NOT BAAAAAD WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT! The Goats Return to the Palos Verdes Peninsula

By Steve Tabor This is an excerpt from an article published June 10, 2021 by Palos Verdes Pulse; www.palosverdespulse.com Photo credit: Steve Tabor, Palos Verdes Magazine The steep and slippery slopes of the Palos Verdes canyons and hillsides make it extremely difficult to clear away the variety of [...]

2021-09-16T08:46:31-07:00June 23, 2021|

GROUNDWATER DESALINATION: How do we create a “drought-proof” water supply?

WRD plans to extract and treat brackish groundwater with advanced technologies to create a "drought" proof source of water. By Robert Katherman, treasurer, Water Replenishment District Climate change is creating enormous global challenges for the delivery of life-giving water. When Governor Newsom recently declared emergency water rules for [...]

2021-09-15T16:58:48-07:00June 23, 2021|
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