List of Reports
Dense Smoke perceived all around the Community Park in Mecca
Status: Unresolved
Date: Thursday 15 September 2011 22:10 PM
Address: 5th Street, Between Date Palm & Cahuilla St in Mecca, CA 92254
Description:
Around 10:00pm, a dense smoke was perceived all around the Mecca Community Park. It was perceived in all the area, from the entrance to mecca (by 4th Street) all the way to the back/end of Mecca Elementary School. The smell was like something was burnt recently. Two police/sheriff vehicles were seen in front of the park by 5th street.
Smoke cloud cover in mecca, ca
Status: Unresolved
Date: Thursday 15 September 2011 23:46 PM
Address: Mecca, ca
Description:
Smoke cover in mecca. Health concerns, wind direction and low inversion seeping smoke into homes.
Dumping at construction site
Status: In Progress
Date: Thursday 15 September 2011 13:57 PM
Address: Ocotillo, CA
Description:
"On 9/7/2011 I reported this to the Imperial County Health dept. and nothing has been done yet. They tow these Porta Pottys to various job sites and sometimes unhook them from the truck and leave them and they don’t tie them down. This new Sunrise Power tower job site is up on the top of Sugar Loaf hill in Ocotillo and the wind gusts can be pretty strong. It looks like the wind blew over this Porta Potty and I guess no one wants do flip it back up and tow it out of there. I have reported other environmental issues to the county including dust from the helicopters, dust from the wind blowing across the job sites and oil leaking from equipment. It seems like these new projects are exempt from all of the laws out here, no one does anything about it. I called the CHP 3 times for fully loaded water trucks and cement trucks speeding down the roads in town (65mph in 35mph zone) and the basic response was “We are short handed, we only have 4 cars to patrol from Imperial County to Alpine, what do you want us to do about it?”."
Dumping
Status: Unresolved
Date: Thursday 15 September 2011 13:05 PM
Address: Jasper & Pitzer just north/east of Central Main Canal
Description:
there is ongoing dumping at this site. It is about 1/4 mile east of the intersection of Jasper & Pitzer just south/east of Heber and north/east of Central Main Canal
Field worker burning field manually with no protection
Status: Unresolved
Date: Monday 15 August 2011 13:12 PM
Address: Brawley
Description:
Corner of Dogwood Rd. and Carey Rd. Workers manually burning field with long matches, workers were surrounded with burning smoke,flames, no workers protection. Very dangerous practice. photo taken, not able to upload photo
Waste water backflow into unit #24, Hernandez Mobile Home Park
Status: Unresolved
Date: Monday 12 September 2011 11:14 AM
Address: Hernandez Mobile Home Park 88705 62nd ave, thermal ca 92274
Description:
On September 11, 2011, water started to backflow into the unit, possibly as a result of a septic tank failure or overflow. Water returned thru toilet and bathtub with a nasty odor. In the bathtub, water filled it up to three incles. Owners were called to notify, no response.
Septic System overflow on unit 24's yard @ Hernandez Mobile Home Park
Status: Unresolved
Date: Sunday 11 September 2011 16:05 PM
Address: Hernandez Mobiel Home Park 88705 62nd ave, Thermal, CA 92274
Description:
Starting September 11, 2011, septic system started to overflow/leak into the unit's yard. Owners have been called, no response.
illegal Dumping
Status: Unresolved
Date: Saturday 10 September 2011 0:32 AM
Address: HOLTVILLE,CA 92250
Description:
1 mile from the intersection of Orchard Road & Haven Rd, if you come from Holtville turn left on Haven Road (wich changes its name to Pirobe Rd), you go straight until you see the field and continuous a dirt road until you get to a canal. This canal is dumping of household items, this will give drain to the gate 117 A of SO.ALAMO River.
3rd day in a row...Hernandez Mobile Home Park is having Electricity issues
Status: In Progress
Date: Sunday 28 August 2011 9:53 AM
Address: 88705 62nd ave thermal ca 92274 - Los Gatos
Description:
Third day with problems. Now the problem started earlier. Owners did not respond to calls. Their solution was to install a "shadow" (See picture).
No Electricity at Night
Status: Unresolved
Date: Saturday 27 August 2011 13:13 PM
Address: 88-701 Thermal CA. 92274
Description:
On Wednesday 24, 2011, the electricity went off from around the hours 10:00pm to 12:30am at ''Oasis Mobile Home Park 88-701 Ave.70 Thermal CA. 92274''. Being that most of these trailers are old (AC air would never refresh the entire home) and to lessen the expense of electricity, most people only use a small AC in the rooms where they sleep at night. Probably no more than 20 minutes passed (or less) when the hot temperatures heightened, and going outside would be worst. In my home, we got pieces of hard cardboard in our hands to fan air over our younger siblings to keep them from waking up. Meanwhile, we kept thinking of how many families around here have newborn babies and how more difficult this situation would be for them. Having electricity is important and ever so essential in these times of rising heat in the weather.