Testimonials
“It would be a shame to approve a municipal landfill at the gateway to one of the last historical strongholds of Native American Population in Southern California.”
– BIA Superintendent James Fletcher July 1, 2009
“The close proximity of the proposed MWLF poses an imminent risk to the fragile ecological river system which supports both human and environmental needs.”
– BIA Superintendent James Fletcher July 1, 2009
“After considering the views expressed by residents in your neighborhood, and water quality concerns raised by neighboring water districts, the OMWD Board of Directors decided yesterday that: OMWD will not establish a pick-up point for recycled water in your area, OMWD will not provide recycled water to Gregory Canyon and OMWD will not be engaging in future conversations about supplying recycled water to Gregory Canyon.”
– Olivehain Municipal Water District General Manager Kimberly Thorner May 14, 2009
“…Much of that production is located within the San Luis Rey River Watershed where the growers depend on wells fed by the San Luis Rey River or are patrons of the water districts that rely on that watershed. Farmers who are not in that area would be at risk as well should there be a loss of water supplies that would have to be replaced, thus reducing the region’s overall water supply inventory.”
– San Diego County Farm Bureau President Michael Mellano July 8, 2009
“The landfill would have devastating impacts on the environment, including the destruction of some of the last remaining unspoiled wildlands in the region and the desecration of several sacred Native American sites.”
– Natural Resources Defense Council Staff Attorney Damon Nagami July 9, 2009
“My most urgent concern is the possibility of a disastrous leak of landfill waste into the aquifer that supplies water to thousands of San Diego County residents.”
– 66th District Assemblyman Kevin Jefferies June 19, 2009
“Chokla, Medicine Rock and the San Luis Rey River together form a spiritual nexus, a place of cultural and religious significance that cannot be overstated. Allowing the Gregory Canyon Landfill in this site is akin to building a dump next to Jerusalem’s Wailing Wall or St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.”
– Pala Historic Preservation Officer Shasta C. Gaughen July 7, 2009
“Allowing the desecration of Chokla and the San Luis Rey River with a landfill is allowing the desecration of the spiritual heart of a people with a long history of suffering and inequality.”
– Pala Historic Preservation Officer Shasta C. Gaughen July 7, 2009
The Water Authority remains concerned that future leackage from the landfill could adversely impact vitally important groundwater supplies in the San Luis Rey River Valley aquifers. Regional water supplies are becoming more constrained and it is important that local sources be protected and preserved.”
– Chairman Board of Directors San Diego County Water Authority Claude “Bud” Lewis April 28, 2009
“It is essential that this very precious existing and future local water supply be protected from any known or potential pollutant sources now and into the future in order to protect this resource for future generations. The only way of eliminating this danger is to totally eliminate the possibility of any potential leakage.”
– Chairman Board of Directors San Diego County Water Authority Claude “Bud” Lewis April 28, 2009
