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Yuba Water to sell 10,000 acre-feet to Bay area agencies

Yuba Water to sell 10,000 acre-feet to Bay area agencies

A Northern California water agency is one step closer to helping it’s Southern neighbors in Marin County. Yuba Water Agency’s board of directors voted earlier this week to authorize a water transfer agreement with Contra Costa Water District and East Bay Municipal Utility District, to sell at least 10,000 acre-feet …

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Miller joins Metropolitan Water District Board of Directors

Miller joins Metropolitan Water District Board of Directors

Vista Irrigation District board member Marty Miller has been seated as one of four delegates representing the San Diego County Water Authority on the board of directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Miller took his seat during a special board meeting last Tuesday (Nov. 23). He replaced …

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EVMWD joins lawsuit to fight water contaminants

Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District’s (EVMWD) lawsuit against 3M Company, Chemours, Dupont and several other companies is the latest in a series of legal actions brought against the defendants for their role in introducing the PFAS chemical into the water supply. EVMWD’s lawsuit alleges their water supply has been contaminated …

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CPUC approves California American Water’s general rate case

groundwater ruling

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a final decision in California American Water’s General Rate Case at its meeting on November 18, 2021. The final decision adopts the comprehensive settlement California American Water reached with the CPUC’s Public Advocates Office, as well as two additional settlements reached with intervenors. …

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Keep your drain FOG free this holiday season

Keep your drain FOG free this holiday season

Water agencies are reminding Californians to keep FOG out of their wastewater collection system this holiday season. Every year families gather for large meals during the holidays and those meals can produce a large amount of fats, oils, and grease (FOG). When FOG is poured down the drain, it cools …

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