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The San Francisco Bay Regional Water Board (Water Board) has issued a tentative cleanup order and complaint, with a penalty of $4.6 million, to John D. Sweeney and Point Buckler Club, LLC, for unauthorized work and harm to tidal wetlands in Suisun Marsh. The cleanup order includes requirements to restore …

Along with renewing their call for continued wise water use and conservation, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) announced Wednesday that the district’s Board of Directors has voted to roll back mandatory water restrictions that were instituted last summer. “We join our member agencies and retailers throughout the …

California Gov. Jerry Brown issued new, permanent water regulations on Monday afternoon while calling for more self-regulation by water agencies throughout the state. Praising Californians for their active water conservation efforts, Brown’s Executive Order acknowledges that, “… Californians responded to the drought by conserving water at unprecedented levels, reducing water …

While not meeting the Governor’s mandate of a 25% reduction, Californians came close, conserving 24.3 percent in March. Statewide cumulative savings from June 2015 to March 2016 totaled 23.9 percent compared with the same months in 2013. Nearly 1.3 million acre-feet of water has been conserved during the past 10 …

The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) held an informal workshop in Sacramento on Wednesday to discuss and encourage state water regulators to rescind, relax or at least rethink the emergency drought order issued by Gov. Jerry Brown nearly a year ago.  The governor mandated California residents to step-up to …

Western Municipal Water District (WMWD) is hosting its biennial (even years) Water-Wise Landscaping Contest for urban residential landscapes. WMWD began the contest in 2008 in an effort to promote water efficient landscaping and to obtain photographs of beautiful water efficient landscapes to inspire homeowners. Whereas the first contest covered only …