But almost entire balance of the rest of the funds have been used for projects completely unrelated to resource protection. The bad news is that Mission Bay is officially listed as an impaired water body under the Clean Water Act for unsafe levels of bacteria. So this tells us that now is the time make water quality a higher priority. Rose Creek, Tecolote Creek and Cudahy Creek are all listed as areas where projects are to be undertaken to improve water quality and restore habitat. Wetlands restoration designed to capture and treat pollutants are important and the public supports them.
Pollution is an ongoing threat to water-based recreation, fishing and tourism.
Not only does the City have a duty to the common public good, but it also has legal obligations to prioritize funding for Mission Bay Park toward restoration projects at Tecolote and Cudahy Creeks. Even a legal settlement has not managed to get any other funding invested. The Coastal Commission will be meeting to take action on this item on October 14th in Oceanside. Rather than giving such a higher priority to concrete, we should be giving a fair share of funding for projects that directly contribute to resource protection which includes water quality.