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Sixteen high school students recently completed a Summer Youth Program (SYP) with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) whereby the participated the work/study program where they were paid $15.23 per hour in a job shadowing role. The partnership between the LADWP and Los Angeles Unified School District …

Licensed professional civil engineer Christiana Daisy has been appointed as Executive Manager of Engineering/Assistant General Manager at Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA). In her new role Daisy will direct and participate in the development of short- and long-term goals and objectives consistent with IEUA’s strategic plan and annual business plan, …

Thanks to a recent ruling by Superior Court Judge Daniel A. Ottolia a legal challenge against Western Municipal Water District’s (WMWD) water rate structure has been dismissed. Two petitioners from one Riverside-area home filed a petition for a writ of mandate in April 2018 asking a Riverside County court to …

Assembly Bill 747, by Assemblymember Anna Caballero (D-District 12-Salinas) and approved last September by then Governor Jerry Brown, is the legislation that created a new Administrative Hearings Office within the State Water Resources Control Board. On Thursday, the State Water Resources Control Board announced the appointment of veteran water rights …

After several months of controversy, including an FBI raid and the termination of the agency’s general manager, the Los Angeles (LA) City Council on Friday, Sept. 13 unanimously confirmed Martin L. Adams as the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s (LADWP) new general manager and chief engineer. Adams has …

Chino-based Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) has distinguished itself with recent recognitions from the California Association of Sanitation Agencies (CASA) during the more than 60-year-old trade association’s annual conference. IEUA was recognized with two “excellence” awards: the “Excellence in Innovations and Resiliency” for the IEUA and Inland Empire Regional Composting …