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Haiwee Power Plant Penstock Replacement Project earns a prestigious award for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP). Through the joint collaboration of many groups to protect the area’s natural resources. This project was no small feat as all facilities and operations along the Los Angeles Aqueduct system …

Richard Welsh has been named Principal Deputy Regional Director of the Bureau of Reclamation. Reclamation is the largest wholesale water supplier in the United States, and the nation’s second largest producer of hydroelectric power. Its facilities also provide substantial flood control, recreation, and fish and wildlife benefits. This newly created …

Longtime water veteran Mark Kinsey, general manager at Monte Vista Water District (MVWD), retired as of Dec. 3 having served the Montclair-based agency for 21 years. During his tenure, Kinsey has overseen the significant growth and expansion of district’s water supplies and services. Kinsey was the visionary for the develop …

The Inland Empire-based Cucamonga Valley Water District (CVWD) recently began informed its customers of a breach of a website used by CVWD customers for one-time credit card payments. Although the Click2Gov web portal appears on CVWD’s website the portal is actually a third-party site and the server is maintained and …

Steven LaMar, an Irvine Ranch Water District (IRWD) Board of Directors member, was elected to a two-year term as president of the statewide Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) last week. He succeeds outgoing ACWA President Brent Hastey, who serves on the Yuba Water Agency (YWA) Board of Directors. Pamela …

For the tenth consecutive year Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District (EVMWD) has earned recognition from the Public Relations Society of America, Inland Empire Chapter (PRSA-IE) for their outstanding communications efforts. This year EVMWD was honored with four awards for excellence in public outreach. EVMWD received the Polaris, the highest honors …