Gad that was one bad accident.. but ears did perk when they went drinking water supply

[nadinbrzezinski]

This was the breaking news I was at. And mostly sharing for one particularly decent photo I got today. Also if you want to see how some of this we want to prevent this crap from going into the storm drain works, Yup took photos and posted it.

https://reportingsandiego.com/2016/05/13/multiagency-response-to-diesel-fuel-spill/

But this is the photo...

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And if you are in San Diego, avoid the area, That be the Morena bridge, what a mess.

[marble falls]

1. Darn good lead photo for the news. Nice job!

[Jeffersons Ghost]

3. although I am not in the 1%, this photo reflects their views on the environment

I would vote 4 Trump as a protest vote; but he is a racist, Hitler-like antisemitic, who hates Muslims almost as much as he hates Christianity.

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. The attitude is what it is, but to the credit of the company

Due to regulations mind you, they also responded with many, many cleanup crews

[marble falls]

9. That truck was already a done deal regardless of ecology, and I agree with your assesment of Trump..

though its a borderline trivialization of Hitler; but the issue here is the story as local news and a situation no one wanted including the 1% not wanting it publicized (nothing happening here: move on). The story was well put together capped I think by Nadia's truly effective photograph of a fuel tanker on its side but not on fire. It instantly gave an image that instantly inspires the all important five "W"s.

And also some others, like: Will that tanker catch fire or spill fuel into the sewers and ground? Are tankers safe? Are tankers traveling on highways a threat? Are tankers traveling on my streets? Are local authorities prepared for these events? Are tanker drivers safe? Are tankers and driver regulated and regularly tested?

Documentation and dissemination of this stuff is news but more importantly it is public education. Bringing it literally to the light of day in this case. After all, what else happens at night we do not know about?

Thank you again, Nadin!

[nadinbrzezinski]

16. Mind you, I went due to scanner traffic

We usually reserve our breaking news to major wild fires. (And it was very close by)

[marble falls]

17. Its an important story. Classic journalism. Do not diminish your good work. The lead photo was aces

and spades.

[nadinbrzezinski]

18. I got the other angle as well, but that one

Night photos are always more dramatic.

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. Thanks, best in that series.

[Android3.14]

2. What does "they went drinking water supply" mean?

?

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. For about five minutes the incident commander was worried some of this would

Contaminate the drinking water supply. In a far more sanguine way it did, for birds and fish...

That is when we decided we needed to cover this story

[haele]

7. Lots of 75 - 100 year old water supply pipes in the area

That feed the Mission Valley West, Bay Park, Point Loma/Old Town and Midway areas of town. Since the area is sand, fill, pretty much at sea level, the old clay and cement pipes are just not able to handle the stresses placed on them due to increasing traffic and much of the construction that is always going on in the area. Over the past five years, there's been 3 major potable water pipe breakage and lots of little crack/seepage events - it seems they're digging up sections of street and sidewalk replacing water lines every other month. Ten years ago, it was old gas lines going on a regular basis...we have a serious infrastructure situation in the City of San Diego, and a lot of maintenance has been deferred for over 50 years.

The authorities are probably concerned with seepage into the drinking water system if they're aware of a crack or weakness in pipe in the area.

Haele

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. And a 1.9 billion infrastructure deficit

[marble falls]

10. But we can afford to fight almost $3,000,000,000,000 worth of useless war in Iraq and Afghanistan.

[nadinbrzezinski]

11. Specific to San Diego where we need a new stadium

[marble falls]

12. Well professional sports teams are so broke, they need our cash.

[nadinbrzezinski]

13. I know I know poor, poor people

[marble falls]

14. So many of those millionaires could be billionaires if you'd only dig into your pockets just a ....

little bit more.

When are they going to end anti-trust protections for these shysters?

[nadinbrzezinski]

15. You kid me right? They own congress

Every time there is even a whisker of a move towards that...it effectively dies.

Good news, they stopped pushing chargers with the signature gatherers and now are only pushing the convention center. If you listen to the signature gatherers...it is not the same. It is...but I think the lets keep the Chargers is turning people off. At least that is how I read it