• UCLA Scientist honored by DWR for Large Storm Forecasting Efforts in Conjunction with NASA
• Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Approved by Metropolitan Water District Board
• Twin Tunnels on Hold, DWR Withdraws Request for Certification from Delta Stewardship Council
• DWR Announces Draft Decisions for Groundwater Basin Boundary Modifications
• West Basin Municipal Water District Funds Surfrider Foundation’s Teach and Test Program

All posts tagged "conservation"

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  LADWP Awards $1.4 Million in Energy Efficiency, Water Conservation Grants to 24 Non-Profits

  Twenty-four non-profit organizations have been tapped by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to share in $1.4 million to develop and implement programs focused on improving energy efficiency and water conservation throughout the Los...

  • Posted December 4, 2018
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  Marin County Flood Control Receives Grant for Proposed Deer Island Restoration

  The San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority (SFBRA) Measure AA has awarded a $520,000 grant to the Marin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (MCFCWCD) for the design and environmental compliance phase of the proposed Deer Island...

  • Posted November 30, 2018
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  Reclamation Helps Fund 15 California WaterSMART Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects

  Fifteen of California’s WaterSMART small-scale water efficiency projects are closer to becoming reality thanks to recent grants from the Bureau of Reclamation. Funding of up to $75,000 has been provided to water districts/agencies and two cities on...

  • Posted November 16, 2018
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  WMWD’s Free Spanish Landscape Handbook Now Available for Santa Ana Watershed customers

  Now available in Spanish, Western Municipal Water District’s (WMWD) new, free handbook, the SoCal Yard Transformation guide, is available for the district’s customers as well residents throughout the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA). The watershed authority...

  • Posted November 12, 2018
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  Yuba Water Agency Grants $2,500 for Local Aquatics Education “Fish in the Classroom” Program

  Yuba Water Agency (YWA) recently infused the local California Local Aquatics Education “Fish in the Classroom” Program with a grant of $2,500 to be used to help students set up aquariums in their classrooms and observe the...

  • Posted November 4, 2018
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  Santa Clara offering mini-grants to support wildlife habitat restoration

  The Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD) has opened a grant application process to award up to $200,000 in mini-grants. The Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection Program mini-grants program is designed to provide seed funding...

  • Posted October 20, 2018
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  Irvine Ranch Water District Recognized for Water Recycling at Dual-Plumbed Hyatt House Irvine

  Whereas other hotels may have dual-plumbing in their lobby areas, the new Hyatt House in Irvine has the distinction of being the first dual-plumbed hotel in California. The WateReuse Association recently recognized Irvine Ranch Water District (IRWD)...

  • Posted October 14, 2018
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  Bureau of Reclamation selects 12 California projects to receive $7.5 million to improve water efficiency

  In announcing a total of 54 projects to receive a total of $26.5 million through WaterSMART water and energy efficiency grants, Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) Commissioner Brenda Burman indicated that 12 of the projects, totaling $7.5 million,...

  • Posted October 6, 2018
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  CDFW Selects 24 Ecosystem and Watershed Restoration, Protection Projects to share $27.8 Million

  The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) recently announced that 24 California projects will share $27.8 million from the department’s Water Quality, Supply and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014 (Prop. 1) Restoration Grant Programs. The funds...

  • Posted September 26, 2018
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  Los Angeles City Officials Break Ground for 8th City Golf Course to Implement Recycled Water System

  A retrofit project at the Griffith Park Roosevelt Golf Course will soon switch the irrigation system from drinking water to recycled water thanks to an annual $3-million grant from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power...

  • Posted September 22, 2018
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