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The Rainbow Municipal Water District (RMWD) Board of Directors recently named Jake Wiley the new general manager for the district. Wiley assumes the position following the retirement of Tom Kennedy. As General Manager, Wiley will serve as the top executive leader of the District, with accountability for all District activities …

Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) recently announced the winners for its annual Write Off contest. The contest had area students write and illustrate a book that will be incorporated into classroom curriculum as part of EMWD’s education programs. For 2023, students were asked to create activity sheets that be included …

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is urging the public to to avoid physical contact with water at Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County until further notice due to the presence of blue-green algae. People should also avoid eating fish or shellfish from the lake. DWR received lab results showing …

The State Water Resources Control Board voted Tuesday to issue a cease-and-desist order to BlueTriton, the company that produces Arrowhead bottled water. The adopted order instructs BlueTriton to stop taking water from a number of springs in the San Bernardino Mountains. The order does not ban the company from taking …

In 2020, the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District (EVMWD) and Western Municipal Water District (Western) announced a historic partnership to provide water supply stability for both agencies as part of their plans for existing and future service demands across the region. As part of this partnership, EVMWD was able to …

Applications are now open for Western Municipal Water District’s (Western Water) annual Lois B. Krieger Water Project Grants for Educators (Krieger Grant). The Krieger Grant program funds creative classroom projects that actively engage students in water-related classroom projects that further student understanding of water and its vital role in the …