Yuba Water Agency (YWA) recently infused the local California Local Aquatics Education “Fish in the Classroom” Program with a grant of $2,500 to be used to help students set up aquariums in their classrooms and observe the early days of salmon or steelhead eggs. The program has been led for …
Read More »Santa Clara offering mini-grants to support wildlife habitat restoration
The Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD) has opened a grant application process to award up to $200,000 in mini-grants. The Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection Program mini-grants program is designed to provide seed funding to encourage broader and/or long-term community engagement in wildlife habitat restoration and watershed …
Read More »Irvine Ranch Water District Recognized for Water Recycling at Dual-Plumbed Hyatt House Irvine
Whereas other hotels may have dual-plumbing in their lobby areas, the new Hyatt House in Irvine has the distinction of being the first dual-plumbed hotel in California. The WateReuse Association recently recognized Irvine Ranch Water District (IRWD) for the dual-plumbing project and awarded the Orange County water agency with an …
Read More »Bureau of Reclamation selects 12 California projects to receive $7.5 million to improve water efficiency
In announcing a total of 54 projects to receive a total of $26.5 million through WaterSMART water and energy efficiency grants, Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) Commissioner Brenda Burman indicated that 12 of the projects, totaling $7.5 million, were based in California. The California projects funded with these grants include an …
Read More »CDFW Selects 24 Ecosystem and Watershed Restoration, Protection Projects to share $27.8 Million
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) recently announced that 24 California projects will share $27.8 million from the department’s Water Quality, Supply and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014 (Prop. 1) Restoration Grant Programs. The funds have been made available through CDFW’s Prop. 1 Restoration Grant Programs Resiliency, Recovery …
Read More »Los Angeles City Officials Break Ground for 8th City Golf Course to Implement Recycled Water System
A retrofit project at the Griffith Park Roosevelt Golf Course will soon switch the irrigation system from drinking water to recycled water thanks to an annual $3-million grant from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to Recreation and Parks under an ongoing partnership. Fourth District Los Angeles …
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