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Local high school students were honored for their winning photos at Sweetwater Authority (Authority) Governing Board meeting last month. Nearly 100 students from the Authority’s service area entered the annual water photo contest, which challenged students to showcase through photography the importance of water in everyday life. The following students …

Helix Water District’s employee volunteer program, Helix Helps, is hosting a virtual food drive in partnership with the San Diego Food Bank to help feed vulnerable families and seniors impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. “Right now, making sure that families and seniors are fed and have access to food is …

In its first major move toward building a water education center and developing unique lessons to enhance Yuba County schools, Yuba Water Agency has approved approximately $850,000 toward the community-driven effort. The board approved a two-part plan, one focused on curriculum development, the other on developing a master plan to …

During last week’s meeting, the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) Board of Directors awarded $67,000 to 17 Imperial Valley school districts for 2020-2021 through its Special Projects Grant Program. “We’re pleased to see the Special Projects Grant Program continue for so many years,” said Norma Sierra Galindo, IID Board president. “The …

The San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board has ordered Monterey Mushrooms, Inc. to pay $911,800 for discharging polluted stormwater into Fisher Creek, harming water quality and threatening aquatic life. The company, which is the largest grower of fresh mushrooms in North America, discharged more than 650,000 gallons of …

Building on efforts to provide support for residents during the statewide State of Emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Gavin Newsom suspended public water systems’ ability to disconnect water service to residences and critical infrastructure sector small businesses. The Executive Order issued last week builds on the steps already taken by …