Conservation

Earlier this week the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced they had awarded $85.8 million in grants for groundwater sustainability projects that directly benefit severely disadvantaged communities and aid in the development of Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) by local agencies. Of the $85.8 million awarded $16.2 million will support …

Following the March 14 recommendation by the Senate Rules Committee that he be confirmed to serve on the State Water Resources Control Board and after Governor Edmund G. (“Jerry”) Brown Jr. appointed E. Joaquin Esquivel to the board on March 15, the State Senate voted earlier this week to confirm …

The California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA) recently honored the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) for a joint program with the Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) that provides free energy and water efficiency upgrades for income-qualifying residents and multi-family residential buildings. The program has helped thousands of low-income …

After nearly three years of initiative planning, design and construction with the state of California and the local municipal water district, UTC Aerospace Systems (UTCAS) has launched first U.S.-based water reclamation initiative at its manufacturing facility in Santa Fe Springs. The Southern California aerospace manufacturer aims to save an additional …

In an effort to plan for and implement actions to increase water supply reliability, the Bureau of Reclamation has announced three funding opportunities for fiscal year 2018. Through the Department of the Interior’s WaterSMART program initiative, Reclamation is looking to leverage federal and non-federal funding to work cooperatively by encouraging …

The Los Angeles-based full-service advertising firm Quigley-Simpson & Heppelwhite has been chosen from among nine firms to produce the next water conservation campaign for Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. The $14.7 million contract was approved by Metropolitan board earlier this week following an open, competitive bidding process. The three-year …