The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (CVRWQCB), in coordination with Butte County, the California Department of Water Resources, and the California Department of Transportation, is continuing to test surface waters throughout the burn area that destroyed the greater Paradise area in last November’s deadly fire. The 153,00-acre blaze …
Read More »Fluence’s Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor Technology Validated for CA Water Recycling Standard
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 …
Read More »Sacramento San Joaquin River Delta to Use Blockchain and IoT Sensors for Groundwater Sustainability
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 …
Read More »New Scale Created to Describe the Strength and Impacts of Atmospheric Rivers
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 …
Read More »Cannabis Cultivation Policy Updated by State Water Board to Protect Waterways
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 …
Read More »Western Municipal Water District Awards $14,000 in Water Education Grants
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 …
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