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The Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan (DCP) is now being formally challenged by the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) in a petition filed last week in Los Angeles Superior Court. The lawsuit alleges violations of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) by the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California. The …

Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) was honored last week with two communications awards from the California Association of Public Information Officials (CAPIO) during its annual awards event on April 10. EMWD was recognized with Excellence in Public Information and Communications (EPIC) for its Water Tax Education and its Healthy Sewer …

GSA Engineering Inc. (GSA), an environmental consulting firm based in Pacific Palisade, has settled with the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) over allegations that it submitted inflated invoices to the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Cleanup Fund and made kickback payments to a laboratory that conspired with GSA to falsify …

The April 10 Board of Directors meeting at Monte Vista Water District (MVWD) included the annual presentation of two $1,000 scholarships. Montclair High School seniors Maria Farias and Ixchel Hernandez were awarded the “2019 Bruce J. Lance, Jr. Water Scholarship” at Wednesday’s board meeting. The Bruce J. Lance, Jr. Water …

The former environmental advisor to former San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is now Governor Gavin Newsom’s Secretary for Natural Resources after being confirmed by the State Senate on Monday in a bi-partisan vote of 38-0. Gov. Newsom had appointed Crowfoot as California’s Secretary for Natural Resources on Jan. 11. Senate …

Water, Oceans, & Wildlife Subcommittee Chair Rep. Jared Huffman (D-2nd District-San Rafael), along with Natural Resources Committee Chair Arizona Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-3rd District-Tucson, AZ) initiated a new inquiry last Friday regarding David Bernhardt, the current Deputy Secretary and Acting Secretary of the Interior and his role with California’s …