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With winter storms having deluged parts of the state and more rain and snow predicted for the near future, the state’s Department of Water Resources (DWR) has increased their estimate of allocations from the State Water Project (SWP).  DWR has raised the anticipated allocation from last month’s 45 percent to …

The California State Water Resources Control Board announced earlier this week that K-12 schools in the state can receive free testing for lead under a new initiative. Under the new initiative community water systems are now required to test school drinking water upon request by a school’s officials. “While the …

Charles M. Treviño, a San Gabriel Valley water leader, has been reelected to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California representing the Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District (USGVMWD). He succeeds Michael Touhey on Metropolitan’s 38-member board. Touhey had served as a Metropolitan board member since February 2013 but …

As part of Assembly Bill 1794 – authored by Assembly Member Cristina Garcia (D-Downey-58th Assembly District) – the Central Basin Municipal Water District (CBMWD) has initiated the process of expanding its Board of Directors from a five to an eight-member board. The new eight-member board will be comprised of five …

The Bureau of Reclamation’s Lower Colorado Regional Director Terry Fulp has announced the selection of Len Schilling as the area manager of the Lower Colorado Dams Office (LCDO). Schilling will be responsible for overseeing the management and operations for three dams – Hoover, Davis and Parker – and their related …

Funds issued by the State Water Resources Control Board’s Site Cleanup Subaccount Program (SCAP) to the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board has made possible a $2.67 million grant to clean up a perchlorate plume near Barstow. The plume has affected several private well owners’ drinking water supplies that were …