Cástulo R. Estrada, Coachella Valley Water District Board Vice President, has received a national award honoring his leadership in providing safe drinking water to disadvantaged communities. He was selected for a 2022 Impact Award from the WaterNow Alliance for his work in forming CVWD’s Disadvantaged Communities Task Force and his …
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The West Basin Municipal Water District (West Basin) Board of Directors announced that Gregory R. Reed, P.E. will serve as the new General Manager of the District. Bringing more than 30 years of public service and executive leadership in the water industry, Reed will support West Basin in achieving its …
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Orange County Water District’s Philip L. Anthony Water Quality Laboratory is the first public agency laboratory in California to achieve state certification to analyze for per- and polyfluoralkly substances (PFAS) in drinking water by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Method 533. Certification was granted by the Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP) …
Read More »Last week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it had completed its review of a Trump-era decision to not regulate perchlorate in drinking water. The agency concluded that the 2020 decision is supported by the best available peer reviewed science. In June 2020, EPA announced it had determined …
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Applications for scholarships from the Westlands Water District are now being accepted from high school seniors. Westlands’ Board of Directors approved ten $1,000 scholarships for students who wish to pursue higher education after they graduate. Students can use the money for expenses at accredited post-secondary institutions. “The communities on the …
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Western Municipal Water District (Western) has announced the recipients of this year’s Lois B. Krieger Water Project Grants for Educators program. The well-known program has attracted teachers from Riverside County for more than 20 years. Projects submitted came from K-12 teachers on various topics, with more than $7,000 awarded. As …
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