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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Metropolitan Los Angeles Branch, recently presented two awards to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) for their work on the City Trunk Line South SEM Tunnel Project. ASCE presented the honors to LADWP as part of their Awards Night on …