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The San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board (SDRWQCB) has issued an investigative order to ten owners and operators of municipal stormwater sewer systems and publicly owned sewage collection systems and treatment works suspected of discharging human fecal waste into the Lower San Diego River and its tributaries. Monitoring by …

In April 2018 a Glenn County corporation and its owner/operator was subject to a court-approved settlement agreement issued by the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (CVRWQCB) and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. That judgement provided for $175,000 in civil penalties plus an additional $500,000 in suspended …

Operations at Valley Water Management Co.’s (VWMC) McKittrick 1 and 1-3 Facility have been called into question by the Central Valley Water Regional Quality Control Board (CVWRQCB). VWMC operates an oil field wastewater disposal center in Kern County. In California, water and oil are co-mingled in underground oil-bearing geologic formations …

‘Tis the season – for algal blooms, E. coli and warnings for waterborne illnesses. As the summer season begins to warm temperatures throughout the state, the risks of waterborne illnesses become an anticipated part of the landscape. Californians – and those visiting the Golden State for summer vacations and recreation …

Unusual rain and snow in California have been both a blessing and a curse depending on where you’re located and other circumstances. But for those people and businesses dependent on spring run-off from Northern California for their livelihood and personal lives, the recent update from the Bureau of Reclamation regarding …

Residents and businesses that endured extreme winter storms that pummeled Northern California counties in February received potentially good news late last week when President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of California. He ordered Federal assistance to supplement state and local recovery efforts in …