Olivenhain Municipal Water District (OMWD) announced last week that an agreement with Vallecitos Water District has been finalized that will allow for cooperative use of Vallecitos’ Double Peak Reservoir site in San Marcos. The partnership enables OMWD to take advantage of Double Peak’s location, which overlooks much of OMWD’s service …
Read More »Cal Water Selects Dawn Smithson as District Manager for Los Altos Service Area
Cal Water announced last week they have selected its Bear Gulch District Manager Dawn Smithson to also lead the utility’s nearby Los Altos District. Smithson succeeds District Manager Ron Richardson, who retired June 30, after 35 years of service to the Los Altos community. Smithson has been with Cal Water …
Read More »DWR Announces $83.9 Million in Grants for Local and Regional Water Resilience Projects
Last week the Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced they have awarded $83.9 million in grants to communities in the Sacramento, San Joaquin, San Diego, Sierra and Central Coast regions. The source of monies awarded comes from the voter-approved Proposition 1 and are administered by DWR’s Integrated Regional Water Management …
Read More »California American Water Acquires Hillview Water Company
California American Water has closed its agreement to acquire the Hillview Company to become the new water provider to its approximately 1,500 customers. Hillview Water Company is a family owned Water Utility in Madera County and is regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission. It serves approximately 1,500 homes and …
Read More »Western Municipal Water District appoints new Director to Division 1 seat
Earlier this week the Board of Directors for Western Municipal Water District (WMWD) appointed Steve Adams to Division 1. Adams’ appointment comes after the seat was left vacant by the passing of former Director Robert Stockton in May of this year. Adams was one of four candidates interviewed by WMWD’s …
Read More »CA-NV AWWA goes Virtual for Annual Fall Conference
The Governing Board of the American Water Works Association’s California-Nevada Section on Thursday, June 25 decided to make this year’s Annual Fall Conference (AFC Virtual) an online event on October 26-29, 2020. Speaking for the board, Executive Director and Board Secretary Sue Mosburg said, “We are excited to begin planning …
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