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In accordance with California law, Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) is again attempting to contact customers and developers who may be entitled to unclaimed money. The district maintains an active and ongoing effort to located those current and former EMWD customers regarding monies owed typically associated with the closing of …

The Bureau of Reclamation named Robert Pike, P.E., as chief of Dam Safety. In his new position Pike will oversee the Dam Safety Program which includes evaluating safety deficiencies and implementing proactive solutions at dams across Reclamation properties. Pike joined Reclamation more than 30 years ago after graduating from Montana …

Michael Montgomery, a 30-plus year veteran with the Federal government, has been tapped as the incoming Executive Officer for the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board. He succeeds Executive Officer Bruce Wolfe, who is retiring. Montgomery will be joining the Board under an Intergovernmental Personnel Act Assignment Agreement …

After having previously garnered the Golden Hub of Innovation Award from the Association of California Cities, Orange County and the Best Energy Program Award for medium utilities from the California Municipal Utilities Association, the Irvine Ranch Water District’s (IRWD) Energy Storage Project has earned another prestigious prize for its public-private …

With more than 30 years in water resource management and planning, Kirby Brill has come out of retirement to serve as interim general manager at Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA). The IEUA Board of Directors unanimously appointed Brill to the agency’s top management position at the board’s Dec. 14 meeting. …

If there is more joy in giving than in receiving then the employees and board members of South Coast Water District (SCWD) – and numerous other water agencies must have very joyful hearts these days! The destruction that rained down upon the small town of Paradise, in northern California, was …