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The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in California has announced that it is looking to assist private forestland owners in addressing tree mortality and other drought-related damage, with financial assistance and forestry staff assistance in order to improve forest health.  California’s drought, now in its sixth year in most …

The Riverside Public Utilities (RPU) recently presented two students with top honors for their entries to the 18th Annual Bottled Water Label Art Contest. The contest seeks to recognize high school art students with the opportunity to create their first piece of commercial artwork. The artwork chosen as each year’s top …

Four new water treatment research funding opportunities — under the Desalination and Water Purification Research Program (DWPR) and Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Program — through the Bureau of Reclamation, are now seeking applications. The DWPR funding opportunities will provide funds for the full spectrum of technology and testing …

The most recent report from the U.S. Drought Monitor, released Thursday, is reporting that nearly 25 percent of the state has shed its drought classification. The weekly national report has indicted that 12 percent of the state had normal or better moisture.  Likewise, another 12 percent was reported to be …

Working with the State Water Resources Control Board’s Office of Enforcement, the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board has reached a settlement agreement with Valley Ford property owner Stephen Kistler for water code violations and sediment discharges. Kistler will pay $579,700 for the water code violations as well as …

The Nimbus Hatchery in Rancho Cordova, Sacramento County, opened its salmon ladder on Wednesday signifying the start of the spawning season on the American River for the return of the fall run Chinook salmon. Ultimately eight state-run salmon and steelhead hatcheries will participate in the annual salmon spawning effort. Within …