Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) was honored last week by the national WateReuse Association with its Transformational Innovation Award for EMWD’s work in helping to pilot test a technology to reduce salts in recycled water. EMWD was recognized at the WateReuse National Conference in San Antonio, Tex., where it received …
Read More »Reclamation provides $5.6 million to improve water treatment technologies
The Bureau of Reclamation is providing $5.6 million in financial assistance to 15 projects to improve the technology used to treat unusable waters like seawater, brackish groundwater and municipal wastewater. The projects are funded through Reclamation’s Desalination and Water Purification Research Program, which plays a critical role in taking an …
Read More »DWR Celebrates National Groundwater Awareness Week
This week marks National Groundwater Awareness Week, and California’s Department of Water Resources will be showcasing aspects of groundwater on its social media platforms. “The reality is that our water system, which includes groundwater basins throughout the state, is going to be stretched thin this summer,” said DWR Director Karla …
Read More »Two California water agencies place in top three at International tasting event
The “largest and longest-running water tasting in the world” contest took place over the weekend in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. The 32nd annual International Water Tasting event judged more than forty waters in the non-carbonated category. This year an Ohio water district took top prize for U.S. Best Municipal Water …
Read More »Grant funding available for small-scale water efficiency projects
Have a small-scale water efficiency project that will conserve or better manage water more effectively? Well, the Bureau of Reclamation has grants available just for you. The WaterSMART Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects grant opportunity is open now through April 28. “These small, community-led projects can help western communities address some …
Read More »San Jose Water receives $9.7 million for customer water debt
San Jose Water has received funds from the California Water and Wastewater Arrearage Payment Program. Funded by the American Rescue Plan Act, the funds are intended to help support customers who experienced financial hardship due to COVID-19, and were unable to pay their water bills from March 4, 2020 to …
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