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IEUA Selected by EPA to Apply for WIFIA Loan

The Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) was selected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as one of 55 project applicants across 20 states invited to apply for a low-interest Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan. Established by the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014, the …

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San Jose Files General Rate Case Application

San Jose Water Company (San Jose Water) announced this week they have filed their 2021 General Rate Case (GRC) application with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). According to the application a $435 million capital investment program is planned to ensure a safe and resilient water system. Since 2005, San …

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Construction Begins on Key Salton Sea Habitat and Air Quality Project

In an effort to improve conditions at the Salton Sea, construction to create habitat and reduce exposed lakebed around the Sea began this week. The Species Conservation Habitat (SCH) project, located at the southern end of the Sea on both sides of the New River, will create a network of …

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National Coalition Calls for Incoming Administration to Address Aging Water Infrastructure

Family Farm Alliance, a national coalition of more than 200 agricultural organizations and urban and rural water districts sent letters yesterday, urging President-elect Joe Biden and congressional leadership to address aging Western water infrastructure as a part of  any potential infrastructure or economic recovery package. The letters express the fact …

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Rowland Announces Local Winners of Water is Life Poster Contest

Rowland Water District is proud to announce that 11th grade students Danica Jew and Kelly Moc from Glen A. Wilson High School in Hacienda Heights have been named among the local winners of Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s (MWD) annual poster contest. The students’ artwork was selected from thousands …

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EPA Issues Rivers and Streams Assessment

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced the availability of a final report—National Rivers and Streams Assessment (NRSA) 2013-2014: A Collaborative Survey—that provides a historical snapshot of water quality in U.S. rivers and streams. The agency is seeking input on all aspects of the design and implementation of the …

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