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After an extended competitive process, the San Juan Capistrano City Council voted unanimously earlier this week to enter exclusive negotiations to transfer the city’s to Santa Margarita Water District (SMWD). SMWD staff will now begin working with city of San Juan Capistrano staff to develop a negotiated agreement the two …

The upcoming 2019 American Water Works Association, California-Nevada Section’s (AWWA-CNS) Spring Conference features four days of tours, meetings, training, technical sessions, receptions, competitions, exhibits by various vendors and the opportunity to learn from and share with your water peers. The conference, themed “Confluence 2019 Where Policy, Operations and Management Converge”, …

California Water Environment Association (CWEA) sponsors a number of award competitions throughout the year and 2018 was a noteworthy year for Riverside County’s Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD). CVWD earned seven awards from the Colorado River Basin Section (CORBS) of CWEA in 2018. These awards for work conducted in 2018 …

Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California seated three new directors earlier this week representing the cities of Fullerton and Santa Ana, and the Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA). MWD is governed by a 38-member Board of Directors, representing each of the district’s 26-member agencies.  Each member agency is represented …

As anticipated, California Governor Gavin Newsom has relieved State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) Chair Felicia Marcus from the position she has held since 2013. He announced the appointed of Joaquin Esquivel, 36, of Sacramento, as chair of the board during Tuesday’s State of the State address. Esquivel has served …

Carollo Engineers, Inc. of Sacramento, who completed the Woodland, CA Aquifer Storage and Recovery Wells #29 and #30, has been named the 2019 Golden State Award Winning project by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), California. The city of Woodland is the county seat for Yolo County and is …