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For the first time in three decades, the federal government updated its Lead and Copper Rule (LCR). The Environmental Protection Agency’s 409-page updated version requires water utilities to test for lead at schools and child-care facilities and establish a new “trigger level” for contamination at which systems must review their …

The Water Forum announced earlier this month the selection of Jessica Law as its new Executive Director. Law brings more than 15 years of experience in water and environmental resource management, public process, and land use planning. “Jessica’s expertise in the field of water and the skill sets needed to …

Last week, Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman named Wayne Pullan regional director of the Upper Colorado Basin Region. Pullan has more than 25 years of Reclamation experience and will officially assume his duties as regional director Dec. 20, 2020. “Wayne brings a wealth of experience and expertise in management …

Monte Vista Water District is seeking an experienced, innovative, and talented leader to be MVWD’s next Director of Engineering, Operations & Maintenance! The successful candidate will be someone who is self-motivated and able to proactively and independently implement policy directives. From managing complex capital projects to holding delicate conversations with …

Jeff Armstrong, who has decades of experience in water management, was sworn in today as Eastern Municipal Water District’s (EMWD) newest board member. Armstrong was elected in November 2020 by the residents of Division 4 – the Perris and Menifee areas – to a four-year term that will run through …

Sonoma Luxury Resort LLC has been fined $6.4 million by the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board for discharging 9.4 million gallons of highly turbid water into Russian River tributaries and other related water quality violations. An investigation by the North Coast Water Board found that site managers consistently …