Drought

The State Water Resources Control Board has permanently banned 100 of Shell Oil Company’s underground storage tank (UST) claims from the UST Cleanup Fund for allegedly claiming reimbursement through false or misleading statements on claim forms. The ban is part of a settlement agreement; the agreement also requires Shell to …

Though technically not a party to the lawsuit, Nestle Waters North America is probably quietly celebrating their good fate. Earlier this week a California federal judge ruled in favor of the U.S. Forest Service and the fact that has continued to allow Nestle to pump gallons of water from Strawberry …

The remediation of a trichloroethylene (TCE) groundwater plume in Ontario (California), that has affected the groundwater supplies of area residents, is now set for cleanup and abatement following the adoption of a settlement agreement by the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board. The cleanup order was issued to the …

The Soberanes Fire, raging across California’s Big Sur coast, has now exceeded $200 million in cost to fight and the most recent estimates are that it is 71 percent contained. According to a recent California Interagency Incident Management Team, unfavorable weather conditions and strong northwest winds, carried embers across one …

Roger D. Mann, an employee of HS Aqua, LLC, in Ventura County has been arrested for allegedly filing fraudulent laboratory reports to the State Water Board. The State Water Resource Control Board’s (SWRCB) Division of Drinking Water, in collaboration with the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office issued felony and misdemeanor …

According to the nonprofit advocacy organization, Environmental Integrity Project (EIP), more than 55,000 California residents are receiving public water that contains unsafe levels of arsenic. Arsenic occurs naturally in the soil and groundwater in some parts of California. A new report, “Arsenic in California Drinking Water” from EIP suggests that …