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In a report from the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, enforcement actions against water quality violations have increased 25% over the past two years. According to the Board, this increase is primarily due to its crackdown on cannabis cultivators whose activities threaten nearby waterways. Operating without permits, dumping …

Inland Empire Utilities Agency’s (IEUA) Board of Directors has authorized the Agency to execute the IEUA-City of Rialto Recycled Water Purchase Agreement Term Sheet to acquire recycled water supplies from the City of Rialto. The Board previously approved the City of Rialto Water Resources Partnership Principles of Agreement, which established …

Sections of the regional aqueducts will be shut down over the next six months for maintenance projects to ensure a safe and reliable water supply for the region. Beginning this week, the San Diego County Water Authority will shut down a portion of Pipeline 5 for 10 days to accommodate …

Water policy and strategic communications consultant Adán Ortega has been elected chairman of the board of directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Ortega, who has served on the board since 2019, is the first Latino chairman to be elected and will serve a two-year term beginning Jan. …

After decades of efforts to clean up soil and groundwater contaminated by petroleum releases from the Mission Valley Terminal, a 10.5-acre above-ground fuel storage and distribution facility, the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board notified the dischargers, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, that the petroleum removal was successful and no …

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued it’s final decision in San Jose Water’s General Rate Case last week, approving rate increases through 2024. The decision approves the Amended Settlement Agreement between the Public Advocates Office and the San Jose Water. It authorizes rates designed to increase revenue approximately $25.1 …