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Operations at Valley Water Management Co.’s (VWMC) McKittrick 1 and 1-3 Facility have been called into question by the Central Valley Water Regional Quality Control Board (CVWRQCB). VWMC operates an oil field wastewater disposal center in Kern County. In California, water and oil are co-mingled in underground oil-bearing geologic formations …

Of the 15 grant applications received by the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority (SFBRA) for the 2018 Request for Proposals (RFP), staff members of the SFBRA are recommending allocating $67.5 million in Measure AA funding for five projects working to improve the health and ecological functions of the San Francisco …

Working collaboratively the Bureau of Reclamation and the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) have reviewed options to improve fish passage and increase floodplain fisheries-rearing habitat in the Yolo Bypass, near Sacramento. The project’s aim is to benefit Sacramento River winter-run Chinook salmon, Central Valley spring-run Chinook salmon, Central Valley …

After 13 years with Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority, General Manager Logan Olds has accepted a new position as an assistant general manager with West Valley Water District (WVWD) in Rialto. Olds will report to WVWD General Manager Clarence Mansell, Jr. VVWRA Commission Chairman and San Bernardino County Supervisor Robert …

A multi-benefit project, funded by, the Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) Urban Streams Restoration Program, has fostered a collaborative effort to provide improvements to the community of Oakland and local fish habitats. An event in mid-May celebrated the completion of the Upper Sausal Creek Erosion Control Restoration Project which was …

Rio Plaza Water Company, based in Santa Paulo, was acquired last week by California American Water (CAW) under the terms of an agreement approved by the California Public Utilities Commission. CAW purchased the Rio Plaza water system of approximately 500 customers from the Nickel family of Moorpark, CA who has …