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SAN DIEGO -- Three San Diego-based environmental organizations expressed opposition Monday to a plan by Gov. Jerry Brown to consolidate state regional water quality control boards in Southern California. Photos Top Stories U.S./World Popular Under the proposal, which could be considered by the state Senate Subcommittee on Resources, Notable deaths from Environmental Protection, Energy and Transportation 2012 on Wednesday, the Colorado River Basin Regional Water Quality Control Board would be dissolved. Some of its responsibilities would be picked up by the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board. More Faces of Meth The nine regional boards across California regulate and enforce water quality standards. They've been in place (New Photos) for 40 years.

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Wildcoast, San Diego Coastkeeper and the Environmental Health Ads by Google Coalition contend the plan would create one district of 23,900 Cert Nonprofit Management square miles and two distinctly different water basins. PHOTOS: Bizarre Border Improve your management skills and Busts Babes of FOX Past & successfully lead a nonprofit org. The proposal would "severely hinder'' public participation in Present sandiego.edu/nonprofitmanagement/ meetings because people would have to travel to far-flung Certified Mold Removal locations, said Jill Witkowski, San Diego Coastkeeper's legal clinic 760-936-5347 Call Now For A Free director. Estimate. Over 20 Years Experience w w w .ekw allco.com "It's already challenging enough for the San Diego public to Babes of Comic-Con Guess Whose Assets? Environmental Science attend hearings in Kearny Mesa, with the lack of public 2011 Online Environmental Science Degree transportation to the offices,'' Witkowski said. "The sheer size of Program. Accredited. Respected. w w w .APUS.edu/Environment the area that the combined regional board would cover would More photos Come Visit the Gulf prevent interested people and groups from standing before the We're Still Making Progress in the Gulf. board members to have their concerns heard.'' Follow Our Updates on BP.com w w w .BP.com The organizations said the San Diego board deals with water Video gallery quality issues in urban coastal areas, while Colorado River Basin officials are concerned with agriculture and a desert climate.

"It's nearly impossible to select a single board to represent such diverse regions and communities,'' said Ben McCue of Wildcoast.

Leaders of the groups expressed their opposition in a letter to Sen. Joe Simitian, chairman of the Senate subcommittee.

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