Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) has been honored by the national WateReuse Association with its Award for Excellence for its innovative recycled water retrofit and landscape transformation at The Lakes at Hemet West community. For The Lakes at Hemet West retrofit, park management had sought to bring recycled water to …
Read More »Madera to provide free water to farmers
The Madera Irrigation District (MID) Board of Directors has made the decision to provide water free of charge to its landowners. At a meeting held on March 15, 2023, the rate was set to $0 per acre foot effective immediately. This rate will be reviewed and adjusted as conditions change. …
Read More »Gallo Winery agrees to pay penalty for wastewater discharge
E. & J. Gallo Winery has agreed to pay a penalty of $378,668 in connection with an Aug. 9, 2021, discharge into the Merced River of more than 90,000 gallons of wastewater mixed with irrigation well water from the company’s Livingston winemaking facility. The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control …
Read More »Three join Metropolitan Water District board of directors
Three new directors representing the Municipal Water District of Orange County and Central Basin and West Basin municipal water districts have joined the board of directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Longtime Orange County water professional Karl W. Seckel succeeds Sat Tamaribuchi on Metropolitan’s 38-member board. Communications …
Read More »County of Riverside named Water Champion by Eastern Municipal WD
Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) has named the County of Riverside as its 2022 Water Champion for its ongoing commitment to partner on providing a more sustainable water supply future for the region. EMWD’s Water Champion Award is presented to those who show exemplary service in helping EMWD achieve its …
Read More »Unlicensed cannabis cultivators fined for discharges in Trinity River
Two Trinity County cannabis cultivators have been fined $506,813 by the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board for failing to clean up sediment discharges to Trinity River tributaries that threatened fish habitat and aquatic life. The two accused growers had not responded to numerous contacts from board staff and failed …
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