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Michael Bentel, a doctoral student at the University of California, Riverside (UCR), has been chosen as the recipient of the American Water Works Association (AWWA) 2018 American Water Scholarship. The scholarship of $5,000 is presented annually by American Water, the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company to …

Bureau of Reclamation veteran, Donald E. Portz, has been selected as manager of Reclamation’s San Joaquin River Restoration Program (SJRRP). Reclamation’s Mid-Pacific region made the announcement late last week. “Dr. Portz has extensive experience with the San Joaquin River Restoration Program and many of the stakeholders and partners we work …

Riverside County’s Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) has been honored by the nationally-known J.D. Power as ranking the highest in customer satisfaction in the western region in the 2018 Water Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Survey. The western region consists of 12 states. EMWD was one of six agencies recognized across …

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has earned four new awards including the top national prize from the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (AAEES) at their annual Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science™ Awards Competition. The coveted Superior Achievement award went to the department’s Water …

Los Angeles (LA) Sanitation was recently honored with two awards, one from an international agency and the other from a national association. Both awards acknowledged the city’s One Water LA Plan of increased public awareness of water challenges especially after California’s historic five-year drought. The international award from the Leading …

While construction and repairs continue on the Oroville Dam, summer recreation activities are opening for some portions of the Oroville State Recreation Area (SRA). The California State Parks and the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) have announced the Thermalito Diversion Pool and the trails along its northern shore at …