More than 200 elementary school students recently joined with officials from Val Verde Unified School District, Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to celebrate the dedication of a new water-wise garden at Columbia Elementary School. Reclamation provided significant grant funding toward a larger federal umbrella …
Read More »New Ecopedal helps stop the spread of germs, bacteria and saves water in home-based faucets
Redwood City-based Namu Earth has announced a new ecopedal to help prevent the spread of germs and bacteria in home-based water faucets. Additionally, the ecopedal is a water-savings device when utilizing the new products features. Similar to a hospital-type device, the Namu Earth ecopedal allows users to bypass faucet handles …
Read More »Chino Basin Water Conservation District to host symposium on statewide conservation
The Chino Basin Water Conservation District has announced a statewide symposium on conservation slated for Thursday, June 29 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the district’s Water Conservation Center in Montclair. The agenda will include discussions of the next steps for water professionals in ‘Making Water Conservation a Way …
Read More »Bipartisan water conservation working group formed by Assembly Member Eduardo Garcia
On the heels of Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed budget calling for additional water conservation plans, Assembly Member Eduardo Garcia (D-56th District-Coachella) chair of Assembly Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife, has mobilized a bipartisan working group to address water conservation policy and proposed legislation throughout California. Members of the working …
Read More »Region off Water Alert, but Agency maintains call for voluntary water conservation
A month after Gov. Jerry Brown declared an end to the statewide drought emergency, Southern California’s largest wholesale water supplier, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) moved from their “Condition 2 – Water Supply Alert” to a Water Supply Watch and called for local agencies to continue voluntary conservation. …
Read More »Request for Proposals applicants needed for Coho Habitat Restoration within the Klamath River
A joint Request for Proposals (RFP) has been issued for applicants to help implement coho salmon habitat restoration projects within the Klamath River and its tributaries downstream of Iron Gate Dam. Two grants totaling $1.1 million will be made available in 2017 through a coalition between the Bureau of Reclamation, …
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