Felicia Federico, executive director of UCLA’s California Center for Sustainable Communities and the lead author – along with a team of recent UCLA graduates — of the center’s latest environmental report card, indicated that whereas the city has a long way to go toward water sustainability, but help is on …
Read More »MWD and Partners Helping to Bring More Native Plants to SoCal to be More Water Efficient
A new pilot program has been launched by numerous organizations in Southern California to aid residents in selecting more native plants for their homes and gardens to become even more water-efficient. Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California and local water agencies have teamed up with the California Native Plant …
Read More »MWD and LA Sanitation Districts Partner for New Water Recycling Demo Plant for New Water Source
Although projected to take 11 years to fully complete – and a host of required approvals in the process – the Regional Recycled Water Advanced Purification Center, a new water recycling demonstration plant, celebrated the start of operations last week. It’s a major step forward in the potential construction of …
Read More »Recycled Water Now Flows Through Repurposed Agricultural Pipeline Benefiting Area’s Watershed
Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District (EVMWD), Riverside County Flood and Water Conservation District (RCFCWCD) and the City of Lake Elsinore recently celebrated the transformation of an abandoned agricultural pipeline that has now been converted to move water from EVMWD’s Regional Water Reclamation Facility into Lake Elsinore. The supplemental recycled water …
Read More »$750 Million to Caltech for Environmental Sustainability Research from Stewart and Lynda Resnick
Philanthropists and entrepreneurs Stewart and Lynda Resnick have announced a pledge of $750 million to Caltech for cutting-edge research into the most pressing challenges in environmental sustainability. The pledge is the largest ever for environmental sustainability research, the largest in Caltech’s history, and the second-largest gift to a U.S. academic …
Read More »Santa Clara Valley Water District Now Accepting Applications for Fiscal Year 2020 Grants
A 2012 ballot measure approved by the voters of Santa Clara County has made available up to $2.1 million in grant funds for projects that can help conserve water, prevent pollution, or restore wildlife habitats in Santa Clara County. Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD) is now accepting applications for …
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