A Congressional briefing on Capitol Hill and a roundtable discussion at the U.S. Department of Interior were co-hosted by the WateReuse Association, the American Membrane Technology Association and the Water Environment Federation was held on Thursday to discuss the experiences of six WateReuse Association members with membrane technology to treat …
Read More »Reclamation awards two California agencies $400,000 grants for water marketing strategy projects
Two California water marketing strategy projects have received $400,000 each as part of the Bureau of Reclamation’s grant of $2.1 million for planning activities awarded to help establish or expand water markets or water marketing transactions. The East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) in Oakland and El Dorado County Water …
Read More »El Toro Water District receives Public Communications Achievement Award
El Toro Water District (ETWD) has received the American Water Works Association (AWWA) Public Communications Achievement Award in recognition of its communication and outreach effort for an 18 month, major multi-phase Recycled Water Expansion Project. The project impacted the cities of Laguna Hills and Laguna Woods. ETWD began the project …
Read More »Latest science and information incorporated into updated Central Valley Flood Protection Plan
The updated 2017 Central Valley Flood Protection Plan (CVFPP) was adopted this week to improve flood control risk management throughout California’s Central Valley including the Sacramento and San Joaquin River basins. Developed in partnership with the Department of Water Resources (DWR), the Central Valley Flood Protection Board (Board) updated the …
Read More »Reclamation awards $3.62 million for desalination research; California to receive nearly $899,000
The Bureau of Reclamation has announced funding of $3.63 million they will provide to 13 states to conduct laboratory and pilot-scale desalination and water purification research. The Desalination and Water Purification Research (DWPR) Program is designed to aid Reclamation and its partners in confronting widening imbalances between supply and demand …
Read More »Two desert agencies import 200,000-plus acre-feet of imported water to replenish aquifer
A joint effort by Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) and Desert Water Agency (DWA) have allowed the two agencies to import more than 200,000 acre-feet of water to replenish the aquifer for use by Coachella Valley businesses and residents. The agencies anticipate being able to put even more water aside …
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