Mayor Eric Garcetti and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) announced this week they are increasing a financial incentive program that helps multifamily, commercial, and industrial building customers to conserve water. “At a time of historic drought, we all have a role to play in conserving water,” …
Read More »Funding opportunity for agricultural water conservation and efficiency projects
The Bureau of Reclamation is working with the Natural Resources Conservation Service to make federal funding available to improve agricultural water use efficiency throughout California. These partnership-funded projects help communities build drought resiliency through modernizing water infrastructure and maximizing water use. Reclamation plans to award up to $2 million in …
Read More »Roseville groundwater recharge equal to 32 Olympic-sized pools thanks to winter storms
With a significant amount of rainfall to close 2021, Folsom Reservoir gained a substantial amount of water in a short period. During the winter months especially, federal water managers who operate Folsom Reservoir are often confronted with complex decisions about when and where water is released from federally-operated reservoirs for …
Read More »PepsiCo awards $1.5 million grant to Water Replenishment District
PepsiCo Beverages North America (PBNA) has granted $1.5 million to the Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD), the largest groundwater agency in the state of California, to help manage and protect local groundwater resources to more than four million residents. “Partnering with the Water Replenishment District of Southern California …
Read More »Sacramento area residents use 22 percent less thanks to early winter storms
Sacramento-area residents reduced their water use by 22 percent in November 2021 compared to the same month in 2020, according to an analysis by the Regional Water Authority (RWA). The findings come from reviewing November water use data submitted to RWA and the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water …
Read More »San Diego Water Board approves use of highly treated wastewater for groundwater replenishment
Furthering efforts to improve resilience and protect drinking water supplies threatened by climate change impacts, the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board for the first time has authorized the use of advanced treated recycled wastewater to replenish groundwater. The permit approved by the San Diego Water Board allows Pure …
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