Last week the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a new 40-year operating license for the Middle Fork American River Project which supplies water, clean hydroelectric power, public recreational opportunities and environmental stewardship for the people of Placer County and the region. The first license for the river project was …
Read More »Lake Tahoe pilot program kills invasive aquatic plants with ultraviolet light
Inventive Resources, Inc., (IRI) a private engineering firm based in Salida, is in deep water with the Tahoe Resource Conservation District, The California Tahoe Conservancy and Tahoe Fund among others but for all the right reasons. The UV Light Pilot Project is IRI’s new and innovative project testing the use …
Read More »Ninth Circuit Court upholds Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians groundwater rights
A three-judge federal appeals court panel has upheld a 2015 lower court ruling that the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians has a right to groundwater in the Coachella Valley. Groundwater in the Coachella Valley aquifer is currently managed by local water districts, including Desert Water Agency (DWA) and Coachella …
Read More »Cucamonga Valley Water District announces 2017 Water Savvy Landscape Contest
The Cucamonga Valley Water District (CVWD) has announced its 2017 Water Savvy Landscape Contest intended to recognize customers who have put forth the initiative and resources to install attractive, low-water use landscaping at their homes in order to conserve water. The contest’s purpose is to recognize those residents who are …
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