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A quick view of the snow-covered Sierra mountains tells only part of the story. Though significantly better than this time last year – when only small patches of snow dotted the mountains – Thursday’s first manual snow survey of Water Year (WY) 2018-19 by the California Department of Water Resources …

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last month that it has awarded $187.3 million to more than 180 California for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure improvements throughout the state. These federal funds are to be supplemented with state funding sources to provide low-interest loans for wastewater and drinking water …

The Soquel Creek Water District (SCWD) Board of Directors recently certified the Final Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR) for its proposed Pure Water Soquel Groundwater Replenishment and Seawater Intrusion Prevention Project (Project). The Dec. 18 board of directors meeting saw the unanimous approval of the Project plan following staff presentations, …

In an era of climate change, tightening water supplies, debates over habitat protection and the inevitable budgetary challenges, the recently released State Water Boards’ 10th annual Performance Report is a plethora of data from fiscal year 2017-18. The recently released document, consisting of 160 report cards, represents the work of …

Michael Montgomery, a 30-plus year veteran with the Federal government, has been tapped as the incoming Executive Officer for the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board. He succeeds Executive Officer Bruce Wolfe, who is retiring. Montgomery will be joining the Board under an Intergovernmental Personnel Act Assignment Agreement …

A draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was released earlier this week by the California’s State Water Resources Control Board is being hailed by California and Oregon’s natural resources leaders as a milestone in the effort to reopen hundreds of miles of historic habitat for salmonids along the Klamath River and …