{"id":2013249,"date":"2023-08-26T19:05:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T23:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/orange-county-projects-awarded-nearly-3-4-million-to-keep-trash-from-reaching-the-ocean\/"},"modified":"2023-08-26T19:08:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T23:08:07","slug":"orange-county-projects-awarded-nearly-3-4-million-to-keep-trash-from-reaching-the-ocean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/orange-county-projects-awarded-nearly-3-4-million-to-keep-trash-from-reaching-the-ocean\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange County projects receive $3.4M to prevent ocean pollution from trash."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Forange-county-projects-awarded-nearly-3-4-million-to-keep-trash-from-reaching-the-ocean%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2013249&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Ten Projects Receive $3.4 Million\u200d to Improve\u2064 Beach Water Quality in Orange County<\/h2>\n<p>Ten projects across Orange County have received nearly $3.4 million from the Orange County Transportation Authority, according to an Aug. 17 announcement by the transit authority. This funding will be used to improve beach water quality.<\/p>\n<p>The funding will support ongoing environmental projects aimed\u200c at preventing waste\u2062 from\u2064 the county and nine\u200d cities from reaching the \u200cocean. These projects involve cleaning up litter and debris from roadways.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>\u201cI\u2019m proud of OCTA\u2019s commitment to both goals.\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cWhile Orange County Transit Authority \u200cis focused\u2062 on improving transportation to keep the people of Orange County moving safely and efficiently, these water-quality projects also show how we can take the lead on protecting our natural resources in \u2062the process,\u201d Gene Hernandez, chairman of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-proud-boys-indicted-on-conspiracy-charges-for-alleged-role-in-u-s-capitol-riot\/\" title=\"Two Proud Boys Indicted On Conspiracy Charges For Alleged Role In U.S. Capitol Riot\">transportation authority<\/a> and\u2062 the mayor of Yorba Linda, said in\u200d the statement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/new-toll-policies-for-405-freeway-approved-by-oc-transit-authority-5420849\">New Toll Fees for 405 Freeway Approved by \u2062OCTA<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">7\/25\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/octa-grants-3-1-million-to-13-cities-to-keep-roadside-trash-out-of-waterways-4891406\">OCTA Grants $3.1 Million to 13 Cities to \u2063Keep Roadside\u200c Trash out of Waterways<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">11\/28\/2022<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The projects will use the\u2064 funding to purchase or upgrade screens, filters, and inserts in storm drains to prevent waste from washing into waterways, according to the statement.<\/p>\n<p>The funding is thanks to the county voter-approved Measure\u200d M, which collects a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/orange-county-board-of-supervisors-goes-democrat\/\" title=\"Orange County Board of Supervisors Goes Democrat\">half-cent sales tax<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/orange-county-projects-awarded-nearly-3-4-million-to-keep-trash-from-reaching-the-ocean\/\" title=\"Orange County projects receive .4M to prevent ocean pollution from trash.\">fund transportation improvements\u2014including storm drain \u2062installments<\/a> and repairs.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>High contamination levels in water caused temporary closures of Doheny Beach in Dana Point, Calif., on \u200bMarch 16, 2023. (John Fredricks\/The Epoch\u200b Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The\u2063 county of Orange and cities of Anaheim, Costa Mesa, and Huntington Beach all received \u2063$500,000; Orange, $436,000; San Clemente, $328,000; Laguna Hills, $200,000; Mission Viejo, $180,000; La Habra, $174,000; and Newport Beach, $56,000.<\/p>\n<p>The transit authority determined the funding amounts based\u2062 on whether each city\u2019s project is ready to begin and cost-effective, and how \u2063significant \u2064the work will be for the region.<\/p>\n<p>Since \u2062Measure M was implemented in 2011, according to the transit authority, it has already\u2062 used over $36 million for 222 projects aimed at managing waste washing from roadways into drains and has captured approximately 60 million gallons of trash through storm drains.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>the ocean. These projects will help enhance the water quality at the beaches in Orange County. The Orange County Transportation Authority has allocated almost $3.4 million for ten initiatives, as stated in their recent announcement. The funds will support various environmental efforts to prevent waste from the county and nine cities from polluting the ocean.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1297,"featured_media":2013250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2013249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2013249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1297"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2013249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2013249\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2013250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2013249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2013249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2013249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}