A new scientific study has confirmed a previous California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) determination that a natural spring – Bonanza Spring – in the eastern Mojave Desert will not be adversely impacted by the Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery and Storage Project. The project is designed to capture groundwater currently …
Read More »DWR releases draft funding awards for fourth round of Proposition 1 desalination grants
Eight desalination projects have been recommended for funding to receive a combined total of $34.4 million from the state Department of water resources. Contrary to the public perception of desalination only one of the projects will utilize ocean water. Six of the winning proposals will be working with brackish desalination …
Read More »Testing underway for new Folsom Dam Auxiliary Spillway Prior to Final Commissioning
Testing began recently by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the new Folsom Dam Auxiliary Spillway as part of the official commissioning of the newly constructed structure. The tests began this past week and will extend through next week as well. They operating …
Read More »Groundbreaking held for new North Hollywood West Groundwater Treatment Project
On the 24th anniversary of the Northridge earthquake, elected officials and representatives from the Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and the California State Water Resources Control Board gathered for the groundbreaking for a $92 million project to clean up and restore the use of groundwater as a safe, …
Read More »Community water systems advised mandatory lead sampling now in effect for public schools
Community water systems throughout California have been notified by the State Water Resources Control Board that lead sampling of all public schools drinking water must be completed by July 1, 2019 for schools built before 2010. Assembly Bill (AB) 746 – originally introduced by Assembly Member Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (D-District …
Read More »Dow/Shell Oil settles with city of Bakersfield for TCP water contamination
San Mateo County Superior Court Case No. CIV 470999 – California Water Service and the city of Bakersfield vs. The Dow Chemical Company – has been recently settled regarding the contamination of the city’s water by fumigant manufactured by Dow/Shell Oil which contained 1,2,3 trichloropropane (TCP). Under the settlement terms, …
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