Infrastructure Safety
Providing pest management services to ensure health and safety for customers and employees at County facilities
$330K
$330K
Agriculture, Weights and Measures (AWM) protects human health and the food supply, supports the region’s $1.75 billion agricultural economy, ensures an equitable marketplace, and fosters a sustainable environment. AWM conducts over 350,000 inspections annually in addition to registration, outreach, investigation, and enforcement to ensure compliance of approximately 12,000 regulated businesses regionwide. AWM also leverages the University of California Cooperative Extension’s (UCCE) expertise and research to benefit the community.
$17.3M
Protecting the Climate & Natural Resources
$7.9M
$437K
$660K
$1.2M
$259K
$836K
$17K
Support $1.75 billion local agricultural economy and a sustainable environment by mitigating the risks related to invasive agricultural pests and diseases
Remove invasive weeds to protect biodiversity
Protect California citrus from serious pests and diseases that threaten the growth of citrus on commercial farms and in residential communities
Partner with
UCCE for additional expertise on pest management
UCCE for additional expertise on pest management
Manage bee keeping safety
and education programs
and education programs
Implement department sustainability
plan
plan
$312K
Use the detector dog teams to inspect packages with plant materials at parcel facilities to ensure that they are pest-free
Supporting How You Live, Work & Recreate
Empowering the Community
Inspect more than 30,000 scales, gas pumps, and other commercial weighing and measuring devices for accuracy
Verify organic products and promote sustainable agriculture
Establish and maintain strong relationships with the communities
we serve through authentic and ongoing community engagement.
we serve through authentic and ongoing community engagement.
Work to ensure
the integrity of produce sold at certified farmers markets and increase acceptance of nutritional benefits at these outlets
the integrity of produce sold at certified farmers markets and increase acceptance of nutritional benefits at these outlets
Train staff
on equity, diversity, and inclusion topics
on equity, diversity, and inclusion topics
Use data to understand and track community needs (Community Needs Assessments)
Translate information into threshold and preferred languages
Ensure that consumers and working families are charged the correct prices at the register
Provide
gardening and
pest management expertise to the community through THE Master Gardeners Program, and other volunteer programs
gardening and
pest management expertise to the community through THE Master Gardeners Program, and other volunteer programs
Conduct
nutrition education to underserved communities to promote healthy lifestyles that reduce childhood obesity and
chronic
diseases
nutrition education to underserved communities to promote healthy lifestyles that reduce childhood obesity and
chronic
diseases
Promote
economic equity and sustainability by ensuring beverage container recyclers pay out the correct amount of money to customers
economic equity and sustainability by ensuring beverage container recyclers pay out the correct amount of money to customers
$5.3M
$372K
$573K
$126K
$478K
$34K
$398K
$15K
$890K
$360K
$198K
$38K
$1.5M
$7.3M
$5.7M
Protecting Health
$5.3M
$190K
$40K
$30K
$90K
Inspect and investigate pest management activities to promote the safety of workers, the public, and the environment
Promote the safe and secure storage of hazardous materials at agricultural operations
Collect unwanted pesticides to avoid improper disposal
Conduct agricultural fieldworker safety trainings
Increase opportunities to purchase healthy locally grown produce at food retailers in underserve communities
LUEG Department Budgets
FY 24-25 Summary
Budget
in Millions
in Millions
$32.1M
Change from FY 23-24
3.6%
Team
Members
Members
199
Change from FY 23-24
0%
Conduct
over 173,000 inspections of
fruit fly traps in
the region to ensure that exotic fruit flies do not establish
and interrupt agricultural trade
over 173,000 inspections of
fruit fly traps in
the region to ensure that exotic fruit flies do not establish
and interrupt agricultural trade
$5.7M
Prevent commercial pollutants from entering the storm drain system
Monitor changes
in regulations, develop policy, and coordination with other jurisdictions
in regulations, develop policy, and coordination with other jurisdictions
Land Use &
Environment
Group
Environment
Group
Environmental
Health & Quality
Health & Quality
Parks &
Recreation
Recreation
Planning &
Development
Services
Development
Services
Public
Works
Works
San Diego
County
Library
County
Library
Agriculture,
Weights &
Measures
Weights &
Measures
Color
Brief
Print Ready
3 Sheets - 5 Pages
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Print Ready
3 Sheets - 5 Pages
Color
page saver
Print Ready - Toner saver
1 Sheet - 2 Pages
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Print Ready - Toner saver
1 Sheet - 2 Pages
B&W
Toner saver
Print Ready - Toner saver
1 Sheet - 2 Pages
Toner saver
Print Ready - Toner saver
1 Sheet - 2 Pages
