Fourth District News

County, Desert Recreation District Approve Park Plan

COACHELLA VALLEY – The Riverside County Board of Supervisors yesterday approved the Desert Recreation District’s long-range park plan, which will guide park and recreation services in the Coachella Valley and funding efforts for future parks in the eastern Coachella Valley.

(News Release from the South Coast Air Quality Management District) South Coast AQMD Expands and Upgrades Monitoring and Notification System for Odors from the Salton Sea

Supervisor Perez Votes for New Air Quality Rule Addressing Warehouse Air Quality Impacts

DIAMOND BAR – Supervisor V. Manuel Perez today voted for the warehouse indirect source rule, approved by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) at Friday’s meeting, to manage the impact that increased truck trips to warehouses has had on air quality in the Southern California region.

County Waste Department, Burrtec to Provide Free Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event in Cathedral City on Saturday

The Riverside County Department of Waste Resources, in cooperation with Burrtec, has scheduled a free household hazardous waste collection event from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 8 at the Edom Hill Transfer Station, located at 70-100 Edom Hill Road, Cathedral City, CA 92235.

Construction Starts on Varner Road Repairs in Thousand Palms

THOUSAND PALMS – Over four miles of Varner Road in Thousand Palms, from Monterey Avenue to just shy of Washington Street, will get brand new pavement and wider shoulders in a major county transportation project that is now under construction.