Carpinteria-Summerland Fire said two fires broke out in the storm drain system beneath Highway 101 in Carpinteria on Saturday night and early Sunday morning.
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The California State Water Resources Control Board will use $4.4 million of a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant to fund projects in seven counties around the state. EPA’s Nonpoint Source Program grant assists the State Board in implementing programs to address pollution caused by runoff moving over the ground, known as nonpoint source pollution.
The Marin Resource Conservation District was awarded over $700,000 by the State Board for its Conserving Our Watersheds Program.
This project helps ranchers within the Point Reyes National Seashore prevent nitrogen, phosphorus, sediment, and bacteria from livestock operations from running off into Tomales Bay.
Tomales Bay supports oyster production and recreational activities including kayaking and fishing.