State Water Project and Conservation Highlight Event The 16th Annual Southern California Water Conference hosted by the Building Industry Association of Southern California was held on Friday at the Ontario Doubletree Hotel. The event focused on issues of water supply and conservation measures and was attended by elected officials, water …
Read More »Padre Dam Board Vice President James Peasley Passes Away
Padre Dam Municipal Water District’s longtime Board member and Board Vice President James Peasley passed away on August 2. Board President Bill Pommering shares, “I have been honored to work with Jim for over a decade. Our community has lost a friend and a champion of serving the water needs …
Read More »Prize competition seeks new precipitation measurement devices
The Bureau of Reclamation is launching a new prize competition seeking new and improved ground-based precipitation devices. These devices should be reliable, accurate, low maintenance, and able to operate in remote areas in extreme weather conditions. The Counting Every Drop Challenge is a two-phase prize competition totaling up to $300,000 …
Read More »Cadiz to provide water to the Salton Sea and Torres Martinez Tribe
Cadiz Inc. announced Friday that it will dedicate 5,000 acre-feet of water per year to the Salton Sea Authority and Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (“Torres Martinez Tribe”), and that the Company will provide up to $5 million to install pipeline infrastructure and well treatment technology on tribal lands. Cadiz …
Read More »Helix Water District selects Brian Olney as new General Manager
Helix Water District announced this week that it selected Brian Olney to be the organization’s new general manager, effective September 1, 2022. Olney was appointed to Helix’s Director of Water Quality and System Operations position in 2016 and to the Assistant General Manager position in 2021. He has 28 years …
Read More »Former State Senator Richard Polanco joins Board of Directors for Cadiz Inc.
Cadiz Inc. announced last week that Sen. Richard Polanco (ret.) of Los Angeles has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors. His appointment fills an existing vacancy on the Board. Sen. Polanco brings to the Board 40 years of high-level experience in elected office and the private sector with …
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