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Last week 10 workers were ‘voluntarily quarantined’ inside the Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plan for three weeks to monitor the plant and conduct regular operations to maintain San Diego County’s only significant local source of drinking water. The employees will work 12-hour shifts and sleep in rented RV’s in …

Coachella Valley Water District’s (CVWD) Information Technology (IT) department has received an award from CIO, a digital technology magazine that annually honors 100 innovative organizations that exemplify high levels of operational and strategic excellence in IT. The 2020 CIO 100 Award celebrates CVWD’s key innovations created while implementing a supervisory …

The Western Municipal Water District (Western) Board of Directors on Wednesday, March 18 took action to approve financial protections for customers affected by COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Beginning immediately, Western will be temporarily suspending water shutoffs due to non-payment, and the imposition of late payment penalty fees for all residential customers continuing …

The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) and other public agencies are reminding Californians that disinfecting wipes and paper towels should never be flushed down the toilet and to throw them away instead. Flushing wipes, paper towels and other similar products, (even ones that say they are flushable), will clog …

Due to the recent restrictions put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19, many public agencies are asking customers to conduct business online and by phone. As a result, scammers can and will target people to take advantage of the situation. One agency, Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) is …

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today awarded $47 million in grant funding to 53 applicants to support local agencies in development of plans to manage groundwater basins for long-term sustainability. These grants will support various projects including facilitating community outreach efforts, preparing feasibility studies for proposed actions to restore …