Rainbow Creek meeting slated for Jan. 9

RAINBOW — An important town hall meeting regarding Rainbow Creek will be held to educate residents and property owners on January 9 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Rainbow Valley Grange, 2160 Rainbow Valley Boulevard.

The meeting will be hosted by the County of San Diego, Mission Resource Conservation District and UC Cooperative Extension.

Rainbow Creek begins in the town of Rainbow and courses through the northern part of Fallbrook before reaching the Santa Margarita River. It has become severely impacted from many sources, including runoff from agricultural operations, septic systems and waste from farm and pet animals.

Due to the impacted water quality, new total maximum daily load (TMDL) regulations are in effect and will affect Rainbow Creek watershed residents (everyone in the high and lowlands will be held equally accountable).

The town hall meeting is designed to help residents of the Rainbow Creek watershed understand the new TMDL and how they can improve the water quality in Rainbow Creek.

Topics at the meeting will include septic systems, nurseries and agriculture operations and farm and pet animal manure management. Representatives from numerous agencies will be on hand to answer questions.

For more information, contact Bethany Principe at (760) 728-1332 or [email protected].