The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board announced that a settlement has been reached with a Ceres dairy operator for allegedly dumping more than 200,000 gallons of dairy wastewater onto cropland last winter and for poor waste management practices. The violations were found in February 2019 when regional board …
Read More »Riverside County agencies reinforcing message that tap water is safe
The City of Corona, Eastern Municipal Water District, Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, Jurupa Community Services District, Rancho California Water District, Riverside Public Utilities, and Western Municipal Water District are reassuring customers that their local tap water is safe to drink and wastewater (sewer) collection and treatment systems are reliable. …
Read More »Boat Launch and RV Camping Opens to Public at Lake Berryessa
Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local public health authorities, the Bureau of Reclamation is increasing recreational access at Lake Berryessa. Beginning May 16, Lake Berryessa will reopen access to its boat launches located at Markley Cove, Pleasure Cove, Steele Canyon, Spanish Flat and …
Read More »IEUA Board Votes to Defer Upcoming Adjustment on Monthly Sewer Rates
The Inland Empire Utilities Agency’s (IEUA/Agency) Board of Directors unanimously voted to defer the scheduled Wastewater Equivalent Dwelling Unit (EDU) rate adjustment for 12 months. An EDU is defined as a standard unit of water or wastewater demand equal to one single family residence. On November 20, 2019, the Board …
Read More »Natural Resources Agency Announces Awards for the Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Grant Program
The California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) in coordination with the California Transportation Commission today announced $6.3 million in funding for 11 projects under CNRA’s Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation (EEM) grant program. EEM provides grants to local, state and federal governmental agencies as well as nonprofit organizations for projects that mitigate …
Read More »Water Authority Distributes Protective Masks to Regional Water Agencies
Last week the San Diego County Water Authority started distributing 25,000 cloth facemasks to water and wastewater agency employees in six Southern California counties as part of the national effort to ensure essential workers have enough protective gear during the COVID-19 pandemic. The masks are available to public and private …
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