Sixteen to One Mine will upgrade its wastewater treatment system under an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The California Gold Mine, located in the Tahoe National Forest, has agreed to install new equipment to remove pollutants from mine drainage. EPA’s says the mine was in violation of …
Read More »Judge approves groundwater storage increases
Local agencies in the Chino Basin will now have access to an additional six-month supply of groundwater thanks to a ruling in San Bernardino County Superior Court. Judge Stanford Reichert ruled that the Chino Basin Optimum Basin Management Program (OBMP) means water providers in the region can retain use of …
Read More »CVWD names new Government and Regional Affairs Coordinator
Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) has welcomed a new Government and Regional Affairs Coordinator. Victoria Llort is the former Programs and Public Affairs Manager for Mission Springs Water District, Desert Hot Springs. She also worked as a strategy and policy advisor for County Supervisor V. Manuel Perez and interned in …
Read More »Public urged to avoid contact with water at San Luis Reservoir
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is urging the public to avoid contact with water at San Luis Reservoir in Merced County until further notice due to blue-green algae (cyanobacteria). Boating is allowed, but swimming and other water-contact recreation and sporting activities are not considered safe due to potential adverse …
Read More »Annual Southern California Water Conference returns from Covid Hiatus
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 …
Read More »Small Community Drought Relief funding to go to vulnerable water systems
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 …
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