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The Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board has appointed Jayne Joy as its new executive officer. Joy replaces Hope Smythe, who devoted 37 years to the regional board and served as executive officer since 2017. “The board is very happy that Jayne will be our next executive officer,” said …

Earlier this week the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District (SBVMWD) Board of Directors voted to lower its property tax rate. After 20 years of rates at $0.1425 per $100 of assessed property value or higher, the Board is lowering its tax rate to $0.1300 per $100. As a State …

The Bureau of Reclamation’s California Great-Basin Region recently announced Jack Worsley will be the Lahontan Basin Area’s new Office Manager. As part of his duties, Worsley will oversee Reclamation activities in the watersheds of Lake Tahoe, the Truckee and Carson rivers, and much of northern Nevada and the operations of …

Palmdale Water District (PWD) announced two of their water boosters have been equipped with Tesla batteries as backup power to ensure continued water delivery despite emergency power shutoffs. The Tesla batteries will provide electricity to the water boosters as backup power during Public Safety Power Shutoffs by Southern California Edison …

In an announcement last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of the Army announced plans for revising the definition of the waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. The agencies intend to revise the definition of WOTUS following a process that includes two rulemakings. A forthcoming …

In an effort to control pollution in urban runoff, the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board adopted a new MS4 permit that sets new limits on the amount of pollution discharged into the region’s storm drains. The permit gives cities and counties the time and flexibility to choose, plan …