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Two students from Willows and Bakersfield, Calif., were recently awarded grand-prize scholarships of $10,000 each as part of California Water Service Group’s (CWSG) sixth annual college scholarship program. More than 20 college students from CWSG’s California, Hawaii, and Washington service areas received $60,000 for the 2019-2020 academic year. Dominic Brock, …

Californians are intimately familiar with the Richter scale, the gauge for measuring an earthquake’s magnitude based on its seismic movement. Additionally, an earthquake early warning system is being refined to provide the rapid detection of earthquakes, real-time assessment of the shaking hazard, and, hopefully, the notification of people prior to …

The Orange County Water District (OCWD; the District) has been named as an awardee of four new grants for research and development. These 2019 grants highlight global and national partnerships OCWD has formed with other industry leaders at the forefront of water purification technologies. “OCWD’s research and development staff are …

Last week, Western Municipal Water District’s (WMWD) Board of Directors recognized four local students for their artistic representation of the importance of water in WMWD’s annual Water is Life Art Contest. This year’s winners from the elementary school category are Iris Hyon, Roxy Marie Taylor, and Erik Chen. One middle school …

The Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) announced last week that the agency was recently recognized by the Partnership for Clean Water (PCW) with a Directors Award for its report on the district’s largest wastewater treatment plant. CVWD is the first plant in California to achieve this status with the 2019 …

Arsenic in drinking water is a known cancer-causing agent and ubiquitous in nature, appearing worldwide. It is a metalloid element, often a by-product of some agricultural and industrial activities. But having been found in the Sutter County Water Works District’s (SCWWD) system has prompted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to …