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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced 24 projects will be receiving $52 million in grant funding. The selected projects will help protect and restore wetlands and water quality, build climate change resilience, and increase environmental benefits with a focus on underserved communities in the nine Bay Area counties …

The Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners (LADWP) recently approved suspending collections-related water and power shutoffs for ALL customers during extreme heat and cold weather events. The new policy states when the National Weather Service (NWS) issues an extreme heat or cold weather advisory or warning, LADWP will …

Following a public hearing earlier this month, the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) Board  of Directors approved increasing wholesale water rates for 2024. SDCWA member agencies will see wholesale rates increase by 9.5%. Actual rate impacts will vary by agency based on their use of the Water Authority’s system …

Last week the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) formally proposed to set the maximum contaminant level (MCL) for hexavalent chromium in drinking water to 10 parts per billion (ppb). SWRCB’s proposal included a three-stage compliance schedule that would provide small water systems with more time to acquire and implement …

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the formal establishment of the agency’s first-ever National Environmental Youth Advisory Council (NEYAC). The NEYAC will provide independent advice and recommendations to Administrator Michael S. Regan on how to increase EPA’s efforts to address a range of environmental issues as they relate …

The City of San Diego has agreed to pay $4.6 million and make necessary repairs and improvements to its sanitary sewer system that failed during intense storms in April of 2020, discharging more than 11 million gallons of untreated wastewater into the Sweetwater River. The San Diego Regional Water Quality …