Supervisor Gutierrez announces a comeback for the San Jacinto Animal Shelter

adoption, spaying and neutering services, and public education on animal care. In fact, many presidents have had to travel to our Coachella or Jurupa animal campuses to find their pets.

As we prepare to open the doors once again, we anticipate a significant positive impact on our local community and the overall well-being of our animal population. The official reopening dates have not been announced, but there will be a soft reopening in September, followed by a grand reopening ceremony in October. The public is welcome to attend.

In the Valley News this week we have a screenshot of a play that a parent has objected to having assigned to her daughter at TVUSD. It’s part of a larger discussion that parents, board members, teachers, and now Sacramento is having about what is appropriate and helpful in children’s education. This play very openly describes a man having sex with what appears to be a minor or a young guy who still lives with his

So, keep pressing forward to do the hard work of facing people who may not like you, call you names, accuse you of being horrible, racist, homophobic, nazi’s, right wing, left wing, etc. Big deal. It’s just bullying and name calling. It seems to me that people resort to name calling when they can’t have an articulate conversation. It makes people angry when they feel trapped, fearful or powerless. That’s why the First Amendment is so important. Open discussion empowers both sides if everyone is discussing intelligently. Send letters to the Valley News editor. Clutch your pearls and make your voice heard.

How to stand for God

How did he stand for God when his family was most likely killed, and he was forced to be a eunuch before entering the king’s service?

How did he keep standing for God even when it was illegal and he would face the lion’s den?

Daniel wasn’t afraid of political opposition, and you shouldn’t be either.

Daniel’s contemporaries weren’t happy that he wouldn’t play their political game. He wouldn’t let them skim from the top, and he wasn’t inclusive enough.

Zachary Elliott

Special to the Valley News

The biblical account of Daniel in the lion’s den has been read, told and retold for thousands of years. It’s a real-life historical account of a man, Daniel, who was taken captive by a foreign power, the Babylonians.

How did he do it? How did he keep standing for God, even when his life was turned upside down?

Joe Naiman

Writer

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has added replacing the Robert A. Skinner Water Treatment Plant chemical storage tanks and upgrading the Auld Valley Control Structure to MWD’s two-year Capital Investment Plan.

The MWD board vote June 13 amends the Fiscal Years 202223 and 2023-24 CIP to add the Skinner chemical storage tanks replacement, upgrades to the Auld Valley Control Structure and the Red Mountain Control Structure in Fallbrook, and column panel replacement at the Jensen Administration Building in Granada Hills. The board action also awarded a construction contract for the Jensen Administration Building panels while the addition to the CIP will allow design activities for the Skinner storage tanks and the control structure upgrades.

The Robert A. Skinner Water Treatment Plant treats both Colorado River Aqueduct and State Water Project supply and delivers that treated water to the Eastern Municipal Water District, the Western Municipal Water District, and the San Diego County Water Authority. When the plant began service in 1976 its treatment capacity was 150 million gallons per day (mgd), and subsequent expansion of the plant now allows for a capacity of 350 mgd.

The Skinner treatment plant uses two cross-linked high-

To try and eliminate their political problem, they persuaded King Darius to enact an irrevocable law saying Daniel couldn’t worship God for 30 days. Instead, he had to worship the king. But Daniel was having none of it.

The Bible said, “When Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done

As your new County Supervisor, I’m excited to share that the San Jacinto Valley Animal Campus, a critical part of our community, is slated to reopen in Fall 2023. In listening to your requests and in my dedication to animal welfare and community services, I secured a $3.4 million allocation for our District to reopen the facility.

The reopening of this facility is very important to me and our community. For many years, residents of San Jacinto, Hemet, Nuevo, and the Pass area have been unable to access Riverside County’s affordable pet

Faith

before,” in Daniel 6:10.

The political games didn’t change his love for God.

Daniel did everything for the glory of God, and you should too.

The Bible said, “Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom,” in Daniel 6:3.

Even while serving an ungodly king, Daniel’s godliness set him apart and elevated him above the rest. Could the same be said about you?

God said, “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving,” in Colossians 3:23-24.

The only way Daniel could deal with working as an enslaved person was to give his service to God and not man. He needed to work for a higher purpose in the face of his opposition. Can that be

I believe the revival of the San Jacinto Valley Animal Campus underscores the strength of our community’s commitment to animal welfare and exemplifies what we can achieve when we work together. The reopening of this beloved facility will undoubtedly mark a new chapter in our collective effort to ensure every animal in our county has the opportunity to lead a safe and cared-for life.

Sincerely, Yxstian Gutierrez County Supervisor, 5th District said of you? Are you doing what you do for God or man?

Daniel wasn’t afraid to take his faith public, and neither should you.

He wasn’t afraid, ashamed or embarrassed to be seen praying from his window. His faith was public even when he was told to keep it quiet.

Jesus promised that when you put your faith in him, you would receive the power of the Holy Spirit to be a witness for him, “telling people about me everywhere,” in Acts 1:8. That’s taking your faith public.

Is your faith public?

Daniel created a precedence of prayer before the problem, and you should too.

Prayer shouldn’t only be done during problems. It should also be done during the plenty. Daniel knew this principle.

When his faith was tested, he was already protected by prayer. And he knew where to go for prayer during the problem because he had already been there. It wasn’t a shock to his system. density polyethylene (HDPE) tanks for the storage of sodium hypochlorite, which serves as initial backup disinfection to ozone treatment and ensures that the primary disinfection requirements are continuously met during unexpected events such as power outages. The tanks are ten feet in diameter and 12 feet tall with a storage capacity of 6,250 gallons apiece. The tanks have a recommended service life of 15 years and have been in service since 2007.

You need to create a precedence of prayer before the problem. It will help you stand for God in the face of opposition.

Daniel trusted God to shut the mouth of his lions, and you should too.

Because Daniel refused to bow to anyone but God, he was thrown into the lion’s den. But God shut the mouth of the lions.

What lion is trying to consume your life and your faith? God has the power to shut its mouth. Trust him to stand for you when you stand for him.

And you, just like Daniel, can say, “My God sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, because I was found innocent in his sight,” in Daniel 6:22.

Zachary Elliott is the lead pastor of Fusion Christian Church in Temecula. For more information, visit http://www. fusionchristianchurch.com, http:// www.encouragementtoday.tv or find them on Instagram.

Inspections conducted after the April 2022 approval of the initial 2022-23 and 2023 - 24 CIP discovered leakage from a growing crack in one of the two tanks. The tank’s leak was repaired on a temporary basis, but MWD staff recommended that both tanks be replaced at the earliest possible time.

The two existing sodium hypochlorite tanks will be replaced with tanks of the same size constructed of extrusion-molded linear HDPE, which provides improved structural properties.

The design and procurement phase activities will include the preparation of drawings and specifications for procurement and installation of two sodium hypochlorite storage tanks. The tank procurement contract is expected to have a low enough value to be awarded under the MWD general manager’s authority. The installation of the tanks and all other construction work will be performed by MWD staff.

The initial change to the capital budget adds $600,000 for the Skinner treatment plant tank replacement. That amount covers $230,000 for tank and instrumentation procurement, $98,000 for design activities, $90,000 for environmental support and project management, $60,000 for fabrication inspection, $57,000 for field investigations, and $65,000 for contingencies. The total estimated cost including construction is in the range from $1.35 million to $1.5 million. Procurement of the hew sodium hypochlorite tanks is expected to occur by November 2024.

Six MWD pipelines carry water along the San Diego Aqueduct from the Skinner treatment plant. Pipelines 1, 2, and 4 convey treated water while Pipelines 3, 5, and 6 deliver untreated supply. (Pipeline 6 currently carries untreated water for seven miles from Lake Skinner to Anza Road and De Portola Road; the southern portion which would serve San Diego County is not expected to be needed in the near future so that part of the project has been deferred.) Flows to Pipeline 3 are regulated at the Auld Valley Control Structure and flows to Pipeline 5 are regulated at the Red Mountain Control Structure. Each control structure includes two 66-inch diameter pipes each fitted with two 42-inch diameter throttling sleeve valves. The valves are used to regulate flows within the pipelines. The Auld Valley Control Structure was built in 1975 and the Red Mountain Control Structure was constructed in 1981.

Inspections of the control structures conducted after the initial CIP was approved found that the sleeve valves have extensive wear and tear and require rehabilitation. One of the valves on the Red Mountain Control Structure was discovered to be structurally compromised. MWD staff attempted to repair that valve, but the deterioration was beyond repair. Isolation bulkheads were utilized in the interim to resume operation of the Red Mountain Control Structure at reduced flows. The other sleeve valve at the Red Mountain Control Structure was refurbished under the Minor Capital Program in 2022.

The original design of the control structures did not include isolation valves so Pipelines 3 and 5 cannot be operated without the sleeve valves in service. A complete shutdown of the pipelines is required if one of the sleeve valves must be removed for maintenance. MWD staff recommended installation of eight new butterfly valves upstream and downstream of the sleeve valves at the Auld Valley and Red Mountain control structures to allow for isolation to allow the pipelines to remain in service during maintenance of the sleeve valves and recommended that work to rehabilitate the remaining three sleeve valves begin at the earliest possible time. The planned work will include replacing a sleeve valve at the Red Mountain Control Structure, refurbishing or replacing two sleeve valves on the

Auld Valley Control Structure, and installing eight 42-inch diameter isolation butterfly valves (four at each control structure).

The planned design activities for the control structure upgrades include preparation of procurement documents for one sleeve valve for the Red Mountain Control Structure, performing alternative evaluations for refurbishing or replacing sleeve valves for the Auld Valley Control Structure, field investigations, topographic survey and mapping, geotechnical analysis, and site layouts for the installation of the isolation valves at both control structures.

The change to the 2023-24 budget adds $550,000 for the control structure upgrades which will cover $420,000 for the design activities, $80,000 for project management and project controls, and $50,000 for contingency. The total estimated cost to complete the project, including future procurement and construction, ranges from $13 million to $15 million. MWD staff will return to the board to request a construction contract after the design is complete.

Including the Auld Valley and Red Mountain control structure rehabilitation in the CIP will allow for completion of the project in early 2025. Complete field investigations and sleeve valve alternative analysis of the control structures are expected by May 2024.