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Santos: Cleaner creeks, safer waterways — protecting our resources is working
In November 2024, the Valley Water board of directors approved the Water Resources Protection Zones Ordinance to address the environmental and safety issues from encampments along Valley Water waterways and facilities. We understood that there wouldn’t be an easy fix, but our progress over the past year shows that a coordinated approach can bring real... The post Santos: Cleaner creeks, safer waterways — protecting our resources is working appeared first on San José Spotlight .
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According to San Jose Spotlight’s source item, Santos: Cleaner creeks, safer waterways — protecting our resources is working, In November 2024, the Valley Water board of directors approved the Water Resources Protection Zones Ordinance to address the environmental and safety issues from encampments along Valley Water waterways and facilities. We understood that there wouldn’t be an easy fix, but our progress over the past year shows that a coordinated approach can bring real… The post Santos: Cleaner creeks, safer waterways — protecting our resources is working appeared first on San José Spotlight .
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