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The Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced last week the approval of groundwater sustainability plans for four groundwater basins – Napa Valley Subbasin in Napa County, as well as Santa Rosa Plain Subbasin, Petaluma Valley Basin, and Sonoma Valley Subbasin in Sonoma County. The plans approved for the four Northern …

California American Water and EchoTech Services, Inc. teamed up to install seven water bottle fill stations at Wayfinder Family Services’ main campus in Los Angeles. With more than 150 staff members, residents and students on the campus, the filling stations will not only help to reduce the amount of single …

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is partnering with the State Water Resources Control Board to fast-track efforts to capture flood waters to recharge groundwater basins. Water captured during extreme wet periods such as the one California is now experiencing will be stored in groundwater basins for use during dry …

In a welcome turn of events, Roseville has begun recharging the local groundwater basin with surplus water from Folsom Reservoir. The recent series of storms has caused the reservoir to fill and releases are needed for flood control. Roseville, through their contract with the Bureau of Reclamation will be able …

Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) approved an additional $7.5 million to cover the increase in conservation rebate applications and to encourage customer participation in conservation programs bringing the total investment for fiscal year 2022-2023 to $13.35 million. According to the district $4.6 million has already been paid to turf conversion …

For the seventh month in a row, Cal Water customers have reduced their water use. According to Cal Water, more than half of their districts surpassed 15% in reductions during the month of November 2022. Company-wide, Cal Water reduced water use by 13.6% compared to November 2020. “I would like …