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Information released earlier this week have confirmed that independent test results gathered from a Stanford, California demonstration plant have been published and validate compliance of Fluence’s membrane aerated biofilm reactors (MABR) technology with California’s Title 22 water recycling legislation. (MABRs) provide an energy-efficient alternative to the activated sludge treatment that …

Farming, drought management and groundwater sustainability are about to move to the next level as pilot technologies to monitor and track groundwater using blockchain and remote IoT sensors will demonstrate the real time usage of water. The pilot project is jointly funded by the Water Foundation and the Gordon and …

A new storm-weather predicting “atmospheric rivers” (ARs) scale has been created by a team of researchers led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). The scale was featured in the February 2019 edition of the Bulletin of American Meteorological Society. The bulletin’s abstract indicates …

The evolving state Cannabis Cultivation Policy was further defined earlier this week when the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) voted to clarify implementation issues while ensuring growers continue to be environmentally responsible in both urban and rural grow sites throughout much of California. The initial policy was approved in …

Western Municipal Water District (WMWD) has announced awards totaling $14,000 to 19 Riverside County teachers as Lois B. Krieger Water Project Grants for Educators recipients for various water related educational projects. The projects ranged from water quality testing to hydroponic gardening and from water sensory exploration to wetlands activities. Grant …

Initial reports from Marin Municipal Water District (MMWD) for this year’s coho salmon and steelhead trout spawning is showing significant increases over prior years thanks to years of work by the water district and other Northern California groups., MMWD, based in Corte Madera, says both species are showing some of …