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A cannabis cultivator will have to pay $1.75 million to the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) for building and diverting water from illegal onstream reservoirs without first obtaining permits required by the California Water Boards and California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). The settlement, approved by a Humboldt …

Jeff Payne has been named Assistant General Manager for the Westlands Water District and will be responsible for legislative and regulatory affairs. Payne, a licensed engineer, most recently served as the Deputy Regional Director in the Bureau of Reclamation’s California Great-Basin Region. Prior to that, Jeff was the Director of …

Orange County Water District’s (OCWD) Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS) has been recognized as an outstanding groundwater supply project by the National Ground Water Association (NGWA). The GWRS, a joint project between the OCWD and the Orange County Sanitation District (OC San), is the world’s largest water purification system for indirect …

Residents in the City of Willows will now receive water from California Water Service, (Cal Water) following the acquisition of the city’s water system assets. The purchase, completed in late December 2023, was made possible by California Assembly Bills 2339 and 850. In 2018, the state enacted AB 2339, authored …

San Jose Water (SJW) filed its 2024 General Rate Case (GRC) application with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) last week seeking approval of new rates in the next three years. The GRC application proposes a 3-year $540 million capital investment program to ensure a resilient water system for SJW …

The Bureau of Reclamation recently announced two new appointments to serve the California-Great Basin Region. Karl Stock has been named Regional Director and succeeds Ernest Conant, who was also promoted to Senior Advisor to the Deputy Commissioner for Operations. Stock will lead the management, development and protection of water and …