Five agency partners, along with the public, various organizations and local businesses will be participating in the Great Sierra River Cleanup (GSRC) in Tuolumne and Calaveras counties on Saturday, September 17. The project will focus on various sites around New Melones Lake in the Stanislaus River watershed area. The Bureau …
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David H. Wright, an established utility industry executive has been confirmed by the Los Angeles City Council as the new general manager of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP). Wright was confirmed by a unanimous vote of those city council members present, 13-0, with councilmen Felipe Fuentes …
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Nine of 14 of the world’s humpback whales were removed from the U.S. government’s list of endangered species on Tuesday according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The nine distinct humpback populations have recovered enough that they no longer warrant listing under the Endangered Species Act. “Today’s news …
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An experiment to boost the food supply chain for the endangered Delta smelt is providing hope for the tiny fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Federal, state and local water suppliers along with scientists from the California Department of Water Resources are working to improve the long-term decline in …
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The San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board has issued a nearly $600,000 penalty to developer San Altos-Lemon Grove, LLC for 81 violations of the Statewide General Construction Storm Water Permit between December 2014 and September 2015. The violations resulted in six sediment discharges from the Valencia Hills construction site …
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Western Municipal Water District (WMWD) recently awarded local students Cynthia Mejia, Christopher Hooks and Amanda Penicks $500 scholarships as part of the District’s partnership with local colleges and universities to encourage water- and environmental-related studies. The scholarships will help the students in the pursuit of undergraduate water-related degrees. “These students …
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