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Metropolitan Water District seated three new board members last week – two from the Central Basin Municipal Water District and one from the city of Glendale. Bell Gardens City Councilmember Pedro Aceituno and real estate broker Phillip D. Hawkins will serve as Central Basin’s representatives on Metropolitan’s 38-member board, joining …

Jasmin A. Hall, board secretary/treasurer for Inland Empire Utilities Agency, was appointed to the California Association of Sanitation Agencies (CASA) Board of Directors for the 2017 term earlier this week. CASA is an association of local agencies engaged in advancing the recycling of wastewater into usable water and fosters the …

In September 2012, Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 685 whereby California became the first state in the nation to recognize that “every human being has the right to safe, clean, affordable and accessible water…” Following Gov. Brown’s action the State Water Resources Control Board adopted a resolution in February 2016 …

The Bureau of Reclamation has announced they are seeking applicants for a new WaterSMART water marketing strategy funding opportunity. For the purposes of this funding opportunity, water marketing refers to the lease, sale or exchange of water or water rights, or voluntary agreements governing water rights, water use or water …

While the contaminated water crisis in Flint, Michigan continues to make headlines throughout the country, water in California’s Central Valley – unfortunately – can steal their thunder. According to the AGUA Coalition, the Community Water Center and their allies there are more residents in California whose drinking water standards are …

Inland Empire Utilities Agency, along with other water agencies and cities in the Inland Valley, are partnering to host a one-day, free water education workshop for area teachers.  The workshop features the Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) curriculum and is a mandatory workshop for those teachers and schools interested …