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The Bureau of Reclamation’s California-Great Basin Region’s Division of Resources Management Office has announced Adam Nickels as the new Resources Manager. This division provides inter-disciplinary services for the region and its area offices, including expertise on water rights, water service contracts, Reclamation Reform Act, Native American Affairs, real estate, land …

A merger between two century-old irrigation districts, Byron-Bethany Irrigation District (BBID) and West Side Irrigation District (WSID) has been completed. The merger had been in the works since 2016, when both districts first voted to move forward and BBID began managing WSID operations. “This is the culmination of several years …

The Bureau of Reclamation has announced they recently launched an online tool that makes water, data available to the public. The Reclamation Information Sharing Environment, also known as RISE, provides searchable data and maps in the West. The online tool also provides viewers access to power and environmental data. “RISE …

Cal Water has selected Tammy Johnson to lead the utility’s Bakersfield District permanently. Johnson has been serving as the Interim District Manager since April and worked in the Bakersfield District for three decades. Johnson has been with Cal Water for 35 years and has extensive hands-on knowledge of water distribution, …

New officers for the San Diego County Water Authority’s Board of Directors were elected earlier this week, with Gary Croucher starting his two-year term as Board chair on Oct. 1. Croucher, vice chair of the Board for the past two years as a representative from the Otay Water District, will …

Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) announced they have been recognized with the 2020 Utility of the Future Today award for EMWD’s groundbreaking approach to expanding its recycled water system. The Utility of the Future Today program was launched in 2016 by the National Association of Clean Water Agencies, the Water …