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Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) announced last week that they have become the first public agency in California to receive accreditation from the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Council’s (NELAC) and The NELAC Institute (TNI) by meeting TNI’s national standards. OCSD has always been accredited by the state of California but last week’s national accreditation …

A Shasta County property owner has been assessed a $143,640 penalty by the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (CVRWQB) for illegally developing his property for cannabis cultivation. Lawrence Gasper’s activities resulted in unlawful sediment discharge upstream of Little Cow Creek in the Bella Vista area northeast of Redding. …

Western Municipal Water District (WMWD) is encouraging all K-12 teachers in western Riverside County to apply for the 2017-18 Lois B. Krieger Water Project Grants for Educators. Grant applications and funding are open to private and public schools in the Alvord, Norco, Corona, Jurupa, Lake Elsinore, Murrieta, Riverside and Val …

Relief efforts for the victims and communities impacted by the recent Northern California wildfires have received a generous donation from California American Water (CAW) and the American Water Charitable Foundation (AWCF). AWCF, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and CAW recently announced a $100,000 grant to the Redwood Credit Union Community Fund, …

Twenty-six middle school teachers from throughout the U.S. have been selected to explore water scarcity in southern California. EarthEcho Expedition: Water by Design is led by explorer and environmental advocate Philippe Cousteau, Jr. through the support of the Northrop Grumman Foundation. “EarthEcho Expeditions provides educators with the opportunity to bring …

Western Municipal Water District’s (WMWD) IT Department was recently earned top honors from the Municipal Information System Association of California (MISAC), receiving the prestigious Excellence in IT Practices Award. WMWD’s Director of Administration Greg Duecker was bestowed MISAC’s President’s Award. The Excellence in IT Practices Award distinguishes and honors outstanding …