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After an extensive recruiting process, Rowland Water District is pleased to welcome Myra Malner to the staff as Director of Finance. Malner has more than two decades of experience working in controllership, internal and external audits, computerized accounting software systems, and professional tax and accounting services for water utilities and …

Yuba Water Agency has announced approximately $14 million in grants and loans have been approved by the Board of Directors. The funds will go to water infrastructure upgrades, levee maintenance and Yuba County’s annual California Public Employees’ Retirement System payment. Some of the projects include: Wheatland wastewater treatment system – …

The Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts (LACSD) has announced results from testing untreated wastewater for the presence of novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Untreated sewage has been used for years to track viruses as well as to analyze opioid use by neighborhood. Now LACSD is focused on determining whether the virus is …

Olivenhain Municipal Water District (OMWD) announced last week that an agreement with Vallecitos Water District has been finalized that will allow for cooperative use of Vallecitos’ Double Peak Reservoir site in San Marcos. The partnership enables OMWD to take advantage of Double Peak’s location, which overlooks much of OMWD’s service …

Cal Water announced last week they have selected its Bear Gulch District Manager Dawn Smithson to also lead the utility’s nearby Los Altos District. Smithson succeeds District Manager Ron Richardson, who retired June 30, after 35 years of service to the Los Altos community. Smithson has been with Cal Water …

Last week the Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced they have awarded $83.9 million in grants to communities in the Sacramento, San Joaquin, San Diego, Sierra and Central Coast regions. The source of monies awarded comes from the voter-approved Proposition 1 and are administered by DWR’s Integrated Regional Water Management …