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Take a closer look � College prep K-12 � Commitment to Christ in all we do � Safe and secure environment � Attention & nurturing your child deserves � Expert, personalized college counseling � Generous Tuition Assistance Program JunE Chamber Spotlight Sponsored by: p8 Temecula Today | June 2008 Volunteer Businesses of the Month Lynn Laing, California Cost Credit Union Mark Margolin Palomar Insurance Chamber Spotlight Arizona Tile 951-676-3073 Thank you for your continued support (Platinum Level: Pechanga Resort & Casino) founding Benefactors Platinum Level Abbott Vascular, Pechanga Resort & Casino Gold Level Community Little Book, Southwest Healthcare System Silver Level Paradise Chevrolet Cadillac, Rancho Ford Lincoln Mercury Silver Members The Law Offices of Rosenstein & Hitzeman, AAPLC North Island Credit Union at Linfield LINFIELD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL College Prep Since 1936 31950 Pauba Road • Temecula, CA • 92592 • 951-676-8111 • www.linfield.com Mystery Shopper Video Adventures 951-678-3867 Interested in becoming a member of the Chairman’s Elite Circle? Contact the Chamber at 951.676.5090 or info@temecula.org
no Magic Solution: Powering California’s Future Clean, environmentally friendly energy means nothing if the power cannot reach the people who need it. Californians cannot power an environmental revolution without hard-headed realism about what that energy shift requires: more transmission lines across the state. A federal Department of Energy study, released this week, illustrates that switching to green power is not as simple as flicking a switch. The report says wind energy, which accounts for about 1 percent of the nation’s power, could conceivably provide 20 percent of the nation’s energy by 2030. That shift would cut U.S. reliance on fossil fuels and reduce U.S. output of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming. But that scenario also includes building more than 12,000 miles of new transmission lines to get the wind-generated electricity to users. Which provides a useful insight to California: Nature dictates where renewable energy is feasible, and those locations are seldom conveniently near existing power lines. Efforts to construct new transmission lines traditionally face staunch opposition in California, for environmental or aesthetic reasons, or a simple desire not to live near high-voltage lines. But the reality is that California cannot have clean power — or perhaps even sufficient power — without additional capacity to send that power to customers. Renewable energy made up about 11 percent of the state’s power in 2006, but California law calls for that number to hit 20 percent by 2010 and 33 percent by 2020. To meet those ambitious goals, the state could potentially generate thousands of megawatts of electricity from wind, solar and geothermal power. But tapping those sources requires running transmission lines to places like Tehachapi, Imperial County and remote desert regions. The California Energy Commission last year reported that the lack of transmission lines to renewable energy sites was “the most critical barrier” to meeting the state’s 2010 target. Capital Improvement Program to Enhance Safety and Reliability of Water Esinore Valley Municipal Water District (EVMWD) commenced the Capital Improvement Program in January 2007. The $110 million Capital Improvement Program consists of more than 30 individual projects designed to enhance the water and wastewater infrastructure that supplies safe and reliable water to Elsinore Valley residents. Construction for all projects is expected to be completed by the end of 2009. By implementing this program, EVMWD has taken innovative and proactive steps to upgrade the water and wastewater systems in order to meet the needs of the growing Elsinore Valley community. Water system upgrades and expansions include: • Replacement of old water main pipelines with new, larger size pipelines • Drilling new water wells • Adding new pumping stations • Building new reservoirs • Additional water treatment facilities • Replacement and upgrades to service lines • Replacement of large service water meters Sewer system upgrades and expansions include: • Replacement of old sewer pipelines with new, larger size pipelines • New sewer lift stations • New trunk sewers and expanded system capacity to handle increased flows in the Community The same principle holds even for traditional power generation in Southern California. The region’s poor air quality makes construction of new power plants difficult and unpopular. But if the region does not meet its increasing demand for electricity with local generation, it has to boost transmission capacity to bring more power in from elsewhere. There is no magic solution: The state can have either cleaner, more distant energy sources or no new transmission lines -- but not both. A society dependent on high-tech devices needs the electricity to run them, and Californians cannot ignore the logistics of getting that power to their TVs and computers. In the Community, Construction Alerts Keep Community Informed In April, the community outreach team developed and distributed a construction alert to announce construction activities for the Elsinore line replacement-glen ivy Project. It was distributed to the Glen Ivy Hot Springs Spa and Glen Ivy RV Park, to inform customers, visitors and residents of upcoming construction activities. Construction alerts like this are frequently generated for Capital improvement Projects that may potentially impact the local community. They are delivered prior to the commencement of construction activities in order to give ample time for the community to prepare for the work and to call the construction hotline with any questions or concerns. Construction alerts are also posted on our web site, www.evmwdcipo.com. Construction Hotline The construction hotline is available for the public to call with any questions or concerns about construction activities. Residents and businesses are encouraged to call the hotline at 951-893-7116. Calls received after normal business hours will be returned between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday Web Site Our program dedicated web site, www.evmwdcipo.com is continually updated with current program information, schedules, community outreach materials and much more. Temecula Today | June 2008 p9
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