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FIELD, CADIZ partner on clean water career-tech training center

FIELD, CADIZ partner on clean water career-tech training center

A new partnership between the Farmworkers Institute of Education & Leadership Development (FIELD) and Cadiz Inc. will see the creation of a state-of-the-art technology innovation and learning center to provide education, work-based training and business opportunities in poor, minority communities. FIELD’s Innovation Campus will be located at Cadiz Ranch, the …

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Sweetwater offers water bill assistance to qualified customers

Reclamation has $1.66 billion and this is how they plan to spend it

Sweetwater Authority (Authority) customers may be eligible for water or wastewater bill assistance from a new federal debt relief program. The Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) provides a one-time payment of up to $2,000 to qualified customers. The program is administered locally by Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee on Anti-Poverty …

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Caldwell promoted to AGM at West Basin Municipal Water District

Caldwell promoted to AGM at West Basin Municipal Water District

West Basin Municipal Water District recently announced the promotion of Edward J. (E.J.) Caldwell to the role of Assistant General Manager. Caldwell has been a West Basin employee for the past 16 years, and has held titles of Interim General Manager, Manager of Water Policy and Resource Development, and Government …

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California American Water Acquires Warring Water Service, Inc.

California American Water recently announced the acquisition of Warring Water Services, Inc., a privately owned water utility in Piru, California for $4.6 million. Approximately 634 homes and businesses served by Warring Water Services will now be served by California American Water’s Ventura County District. The Warring Water Service system is …

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Developers face stiff penalties for stormwater permit violations

Stormwater project aims to supply enough water for 900 families a year

Two Southern California developers and a corporate officer could be penalized $1.9 million by the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board for reported violations of their construction stormwater general permit at a multi-use development in Rosemead, including the failure to retain a qualified stormwater manager to oversee inspections, maintenance, …

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