List of Reports

Description: A fire that broke out early Monday morning at a green waste recycling center in Thermal has been contained, according to Riverside County Fire Department reports.
The fire started at 12:25 a.m. at California Bio-Mass, Inc., located in the 81000 Block of Avenue 62. The forward spread of the approximately 1 1/2 acre fire was stopped by 1:29 a.m.
No injuries were reported.
The Desert Sun will provide updates as more information become available.

Description: Open containers of pesticides behind Los Gatos mobile home park. In an area that is not secure. Children could easily wander back here from the mobile home park.

Description: Over ave 66th, right after the Library/Sheriff's office, the construction/rehabilitation of the street is generating dust on the afternoon, around 5:30~6:00.
Pictures are from Sept. 29 & Today 10-01. Problem starts in the afternoon.
Dust visible right in front of Library, and clinic.
Recurrent Problem

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.

Description: Smoke cover in mecca. Health concerns, wind direction and low inversion seeping smoke into homes.

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?”."

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

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

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.

Description: Starting September 11, 2011, septic system started to overflow/leak into the unit's yard.
Owners have been called, no response.