The Central Coast Regional Water Quality Board (CCRWQB) has expanded its free domestic wells testing program for domestic water to Central Coast residents in San Benito County. Since first introduced by CCRWQB in 2017, the program has tested more than 450 domestic wells in San Luis Obispo and Monterey counties. …
Read More »Three SoCal Water Agencies to Receive $12 Million from Reclamation for Water Recycling and Reuse
The Bureau of Reclamation has announced it will fund three California congressionally authorized Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Projects. The $12,867,342 to be shared by the three California water agencies is part of a total of $16.98 million Reclamation is providing to a total of five water agencies. Of …
Read More »Two California Water Agencies Awarded Reclamation Grants for Water Conservation Field Services
The Bureau of Reclamation has awarded $505,359 in Water Conservation Field Services Program (WCFSP) grants as cost-share grant funding to seven Arizona and California water entities including cities, associations and water districts. Two of the awarded seven are California water districts. Provided through the WaterSMART Water Conservation Field Services Program …
Read More »Five Southern California Partners Work to Reopen Louis Rubidoux Nature Center, Sunnyslope Creek
The Louis Rubidoux Nature Center Consortium, representing five local stakeholders in three Southern California counties, have jointly committed to renovating and reopening the Louis Rubidoux Nature Center (LRNR) and Sunnyslope Creek, a degraded tributary to the Santa Ana River. The Consortium’s partners — the Inland Empire Resource Conservation District (IERCD), …
Read More »San Bernardino VMWD Works With Local Water Agencies to Invest in More Water Supply Projects
A new program is being offered by the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District (SBVMWD) providing a financial incentive to local water agencies for projects that produce recycled water or capture stormwater. The Local Resource Investment Program (LRIP) provides a financial incentive for twenty years to any agency in SBVMWD’s …
Read More »Restoration Projects Awarded $3 Million-Plus from Sierra Nevada Conservancy Governing Board
Five projects focused on improving watershed and forest health throughout the Sierra Nevada will share in the $3,122,551 recently awarded by the Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) Governing Board. Four of the projects are specifically forest health grants funded through Proposition 1 (The Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of …
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