California’s State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) has rolled out a new webpage detailing businesses and individuals that have been disqualified from working with the State Water Board programs, including the Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund. “The webpage provides the public with vital details about the disqualifications. People working on …
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The California State Water Resources Control Board (CSWCB) has recently completed a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) imposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) imposed in 2013 for non-compliance for not utilizing funds in a timely manner. The EPA had issued a Notice of Non-Compliance to the California Department of …
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California’s Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed Ken Weinberg of San Diego and Randy Fiorini of Turlock to the Delta Stewardship Council (DSC). Both positions require Senate confirmation. Weinberg is a long-time water advocate and served in various positions at the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) from 1991 to 2015. …
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The 2015 San Diego Coastkeeper report, released last week, has found unusually low water quality for the second year in a row in San Diego County. The report indicates that the continuing California drought may be worsening inland water quality while runoff pollution remains a serious problem. The organization’s data …
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded $749,631 to the University of California Riverside (UCR) to study the human and ecological health impacts of water reuse, specifically wastewater, and conservation practices. Two university researchers will use the funds to measure levels of contaminants in vegetables irrigated with treated wastewater. …
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As outlined in the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) enacted by Governor Jerry Brown in 2014, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) has released proposed regulations to help guide local groundwater sustainability agency management and regulation of California’s groundwater basins. DWR posted the proposed Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) on its …
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