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Late last month the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Board) announced that a settlement has been reached with a Turlock dairyman for violating waste discharge requirements. John Brasil Dairies has agreed to pay $108,608 for having dumped dairy wastewater onto cropland twice. Both discharges occurred in 2019 and …

California American Water has completed acquisition of the Fruitridge Vista Water Company’s operating assets and has become the new water provider to its approximately 4,800 customers earlier this week. The transaction was finalized on February 4th and California American Water assumed operation of the system on that date. “We are pleased …

The State Water Resources Control Board announced yesterday it will reduce the level of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) in drinking water that trigger responses by local water systems. Based on recommendations from the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment the Board lowered response …

A farm in the Mojave Desert is set to start its first commercial planting of hemp in March 2020. Cadiz Inc. announced the commercial planting to begin next month on Cadiz Ranch in the Mojave Desert and its joint venture subsidiary with Glass House Group is set to farm, harvest, …

An early commitment to hard work and community service set Gloria Gray’s path to leadership. Growing up the daughter of a Houston steelworker who relocated to a working-class suburb of Los Angeles, she learned the value of hard work first hand. Her parents were like many; sacrificing to provide for …

Western Municipal Water District (WMWD) recently awarded nearly $3,000 in scholarships to local students as part of the District’s partnership with local colleges and universities to encourage water-related studies. “Western always seeks to employ highly trained and qualified team members, and we want to continue to be sure we support …