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The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is urging people to avoid physical contact with water at Pyramid Lake in Los Angeles County until further notice due to the presence of blue-green algae. Vaquero Swim Beach is closed, and Emigrant Landing Beach has a caution algal bloom advisory. People should also …

San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency (SGPWA) has partnered with California Rural Water Association (CRWA) to assist regional small water systems in securing critical funding and resources. In 2021, SGPWA and CRWA fostered a local pilot program, assisting Banning Heights Mutual Water Company (BHMWC) in preparing a grant application for the …

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced new grant funding to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities across the country. More than $5.3 million has been earmarked for California as part of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN) to conduct …

The Association of State Dam Safety Officials has honored Irvine Ranch Water District with its 2023 Dam Safety Award for the western region. ASDSO’s Dam Safety Award is given to organizations that make exemplary contributions to the improvement of dam safety in the United States. For more than 60 years, …

As part of California’s all-of-the-above strategy to address an anticipated 10% reduction in its water supply by 2040 due to hotter and drier conditions, the State Water Resources Control Board, in coordination with multiple state agencies, has developed a Draft Siting and Streamlining Report to Expedite Permitting Seawater Desalination Projects. …

In a 5-3 vote earlier this month, the San Diego Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) approved two rural water districts request for detachment from the San Diego County Water Authority. The request by Rainbow Municipal Water District (RMWD) and Fallbrook Public Utility District (FPUD) to separate from SDCWA and instead …