Drought

Roya Resources LLC, a Bakersfield-based company, has identified a potentially huge California fresh water aquifer. Roya President F. Lynn Blystone recently shared that data suggests fresh water formations at least two miles thick with a potentially huge footprint of several hundred square miles. Blystone also indicated that the prospect is …

Wendy Ridderbusch, director of state relations for the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA), recently testified at the Little Hoover Commission’s hearing on the state’s response to the tree mortality crisis in the Sierra Nevada. Ridderbusch spoke on the impact of forest health on water supply and water quality statewide. …

The Lake Arrowhead Community Services District (LACSD) recently received the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada’s (GOA) Distinguished Budget Presentation Award. A Certificate of Recognition for Budget Presentation has been presented to LACSD’s Finance Manager Catherine Cerri. The district serves both water and wastewater customers. The …

The Central Coast Water Board (CCWB) has reached settlements with the owners of four farms who had previously failed to enroll in the Water Board’s Irrigated Lands Agricultural Order. All owners of commercial irrigated farm land are required to enroll and comply with the requirements in the Agricultural Order. The …

Following Governor Jerry Brown issuing two emergency proclamations late Monday and the cessation of the most recent rains, the state has begun its recovery from the severe winter storms. The governor’s declarations will aid in securing funding to help communities respond to and recover from the storm’s destruction. The emergency …

A $495,000 penalty has been assessed against the city of El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) by the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Water Board) for the city’s violation of effluent limits as prescribed in its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit. The violations occurred over …