Conservation

Alameda County WD releases water efficiency master plan

Alameda County Water District has been busy developing a Water Efficiency Master Plan that continues ACWD’s efforts to encourage water use efficiency in the Tri-Cities and ensure long-term water supply reliability for its customers. The WEMP is now complete and ready for review. It provides a roadmap for ACWD’s Water …

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CVWD partners with Desert Arc on new recycling program

Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) has joined with the nonprofit organization Desert Arc to create a program to recycle irrigation controllers that are being replaced with more efficient models. Under the program, CVWD will ask customers participating in the district’s irrigation controller rebate program if they want to recycle their …

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Court rules to uphold penalty to protect marsh land

Earlier this week the First District Court of Appeal ruled to uphold a cleanup and abatement order along with the $2.8 million fine issued by the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board (Water Board) for unauthorized levee construction and other activities in the Suisun Marsh. According to the …

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