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The need for Sacramento Delta Conveyance Project among topics highlighted. The 2021 Southern California Water Conference returned to the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, CA after a year of Covid restrictions on Friday.  Last year’s event was a strictly on-line Zoom event and this year’s participants voiced significant satisfaction that a …

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) in coordination with the State Water Resources Control Board, announced 10 small water systems in Tulare, Siskiyou, Shasta, Lake and Kern Counties will be receiving a combined $25 million in grant funding from the Small Community Drought Relief Program. The program assists communities that are …

More than two years after the agreement was signed, California Water Service received approval from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to acquire the water and wastewater systems serving the Preserve at Millerton. “We appreciate the diligence by the CPUC in reviewing this transaction and look forward to serving the …

The Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board has appointed Jayne Joy as its new executive officer. Joy replaces Hope Smythe, who devoted 37 years to the regional board and served as executive officer since 2017. “The board is very happy that Jayne will be our next executive officer,” said …

Earlier this week the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District (SBVMWD) Board of Directors voted to lower its property tax rate. After 20 years of rates at $0.1425 per $100 of assessed property value or higher, the Board is lowering its tax rate to $0.1300 per $100. As a State …

The Bureau of Reclamation’s California Great-Basin Region recently announced Jack Worsley will be the Lahontan Basin Area’s new Office Manager. As part of his duties, Worsley will oversee Reclamation activities in the watersheds of Lake Tahoe, the Truckee and Carson rivers, and much of northern Nevada and the operations of …