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The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has awarded $50.4 million in funding to be used on 18 flood management and protection projects across the state. “This funding will help vulnerable communities across California protect their citizens, property, and infrastructure from increasing flood risks and help prepare for the new climate …

Orange County Water District (OCWD) has been named the 2022 winner of the Groundwater Resources Association’s (GRA) Kevin J. Neese award for its PFAS treatment program. “Our work to protect local water supplies and remove PFAS detected in the Orange County Groundwater Basin remains a top priority,” said OCWD President …

The Defense Logistics Agency, the entity that manages the global supply chain for five military services and multiple government partners, has agreed to pay the State Water Resources Control Board a $1.6 million penalty for improperly abandoning five underground storage tanks at the former Defense Support Point Moffett Field in …

Several Metropolitan Water District projects will receive $130 million in state funding, as a result of legislation signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Metropolitan’s Pure Water Southern California project – anticipated to be one of the world’s largest water recycling facilities when complete – will receive $80 million from the FY 2022/23 …

The Jurupa Community Services District (JCSD) has joined thousands of other entities nationwide in suing DuPont, 3M Company and other manufacturers whose chemical products have turned up in public water systems, exposing consumers to contamination threats, according to the plaintiffs. The JCSD filed suit last week through SL Environmental Law …

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 …