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Western Municipal Water District (WMWD) has earned a spot on the Inland News Group’s “2017 Top Workplaces” ranking third in the midsize workplace category. This marks the second time in two years that WMWD has garnered a spot in the Inland Empire rating of top workplaces in the region. Some …

Four students in Western Municipal Water District’s (WMWD) service territory have had their artwork selected to be featured in Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California’s 2018 annual “Water is Life” Art Contest calendar. The four children’s artwork was selected from among hundreds of submissions from throughout Southern California. The …

The Western Municipal Water District Board of Directors has appointed Craig Miller as the district’s new General Manager replacing longtime General Manager John Rossi who will be retiring at year’s end. Miller joined Western in 2014 as Deputy General Manager, overseeing operations, engineering, and water resources, including the district’s capital …

Three Monterey County nonprofits will help make the holidays brighter for 400 families in need with the donation of 400 turkeys from California American Water (CAW). Monterey County Food Bank, Salvation Army, and Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County received the donation from CAW earlier this week as part …

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Brenda Burman as the first woman to lead the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation. As Reclamation’s commissioner, Burman will oversee some 5,000 employees. The Bureau of Reclamation is the largest wholesale water supplier in the United States operating 338 reservoirs, nearly 500 dams …

President Donald J. Trump’s nomination of Tim Petty as the Assistant Secretary for Water and Science at the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) earlier this week has been applauded by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. Dr. Petty currently serves as Deputy Legislative Director and Legislative Assistant on issues of water, …