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Palmdale Water District (PWD) is encouraging more than 1,500 of its customers to pay their delinquent bills that have totaled slightly over $900,000 before the water shutoff moratorium expires on September 30. Customers with high balances are encouraged to take advantage of PWD’s payment plan before shutoffs begin. “We understand …

The West Valley Water District (WVWD) Board of Directors confirmed its selection of Interim General Manager Shamindra “Rickey” Manbahal as the permanent general manager. “Mr. Manbahal has served our water district as interim general manager with distinction and we couldn’t be more proud to have him on board as our …

The Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board and the Pacific Gas and Electric Company have reached a $5.9 million settlement that recognizes the long-term impacts of dumping once-through cooling water into the Pacific Ocean from its Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. The settlement was filed with the San Luis …

Last week the Cucamonga Valley Water District (CVWD) Board of Directors approved the selection of Mr. Eduardo Espinoza as the new Assistant General Manager. Espinoza joined CVWD in 2011. His major responsibilities include developing strategic relationships to advance the District’s regional agenda and ensure service objectives are met, and executing …

The Water Replenishment District (WRD) Board of Directors appointed Stephan Tucker as the new General Manager of the district. With his expertise in managing large-scale water infrastructure projects, Mr. Tucker will help lead the District’s efforts to build a drought-resilient water supply in the region. In response to the Board’s …

California Water Service Group (Cal Water) recently announced the award of $80,000 in scholarships to 12 students living in its California, Hawaii, New Mexico, and Washington service areas for the 2021-2022 academic year. Cal Water had more than 300 applicants for their 8th annual college scholarship program. The winners were …