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Daily Dose: $17 Million Lotto

Anyone wander into Lemon Grove for a Lotto ticket recently? Plus more county news, local events and stories you may have missed.

Events

County News

• The holder of a SuperLotto Plus ticket purchased in Lemon Grove and worth $17 million has yet to come forward, state lottery officials said Monday.

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The ticket bought at a 7-Eleven store at 7607 Broadway had the winning numbers of 8, 21, 38, 43, 44 and the Mega number 24 in the Dec. 21 draw.

It was the 11th drawing since someone last won the jackpot.

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Prizes must be claimed within six months, or the funds will be used for education.

• The San Diego County Water Authority signed a 55-year agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and state Department of Fish and Game to protect 63 animal and plant species and streamline the permitting process, it was announced Monday.

The deal, finalized on Dec. 28, creates a master endangered species permit for future Water Authority projects in exchange for land to be set aside to conserve the listed species, of which 18 are considered endangered or threatened.

It covers nearly 1 million acres in San Diego and southern Riverside counties that could be impacted by the construction, operation, repair and maintenance of current and future SDCWA facilities.

"The big benefit for our ratepayers is that this plan will save time and money as we build and operate current and future projects," said Ken Weinberg, director of water resources for the SDCWA. "This plan precludes the need to obtain individual federal or state endangered species permits for each of our activities or projects."

The species to be protected include 26 plants, 13 birds, nine reptiles, eight mammals, five invertebrates and two amphibians.

-City News Service

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