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Schools may be finishing-up for the 2018/19 academic year but Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is celebrating rebates of nearly $600,000 from the purchase of nearly 200 new high-efficiency natural gas pressure-less steamers placed in the kitchens at more than 90 Los Angeles Unified schools. The $578,000 rebates they …

Looking to earn certifications and advance your water career? The California-Nevada Section of the American Water Works Association (CA-NV AWWA) is offering two separate classes for water professionals in June. The Water Audit Validator Certificate course is an intermediate to advanced-level water loss workshop.  The two–day program is designed to …

San Fernando Vice Mayor Sylvia Ballin has returned to Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California’s Board of Directors effective earlier this month. Ballin had previously served on the MWD from September 2007 to November 2018. Yazdan T. Emrani had replaced Ballin on the MWD board last November. Ballin is …

ACWA’s (the Association of California Water Agencies) 2019 Spring Conference and Exhibition in Monterey featured networking, education and the awarding of scholarships to five undergraduate students enrolled at California public universities who are pursuing degrees in water-related fields of study. More than 1,500 local officials and water professionals were on-hand …

Fifteen cities and agencies, including the Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA), within Southern California’s Chino Basin approved a collaborative Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) this week in support of the Chino Basin Program (CBP). The CBP will provide three primary improvements to water and water storage in the region. The CBP …

The miners of the 1800s California Gold Rush were determined to strike the Mother Lode for riches and fame, and are responsible for introducing mercury to the Sierra Nevada. Mercury was used to process mining ore for gold. That mercury has remained in the Sierra Nevada and led to the …