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A settlement and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been reached between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board regarding two dredge and fill operations by the Army Corps that violated the Clean Water Act. The 2011 and 2012 violations occurred in the …

Fulfilling a new requirement of Assembly Bill 2890, approved by Gov. Jerry Brown in 2016, Tyson Neely, operations manager of the Orange County Water District (OCWD), has been appointed by the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) to serve as an advisory committee member on its Wastewater Operator Certification Program …

Pending confirmation by California’s Senate, Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed Grant Davis, 54, as the new director of the California Department of Water Resources. The appointment will fill the vacancy first created when former Director Mark Cowin retired at the end of last year. William R. Croyle has served as …

1,2,3-Trichloropropane, a man-made chemical, historically found in industrial cleaning solvents and some soil fumigant pesticides will now be regulated by a new drinking water standard adopted this week by the State Water Resources Control Board. 1,2,3-Trichloropropane – also known of as 1,2,3-TCP –  is a recognized carcinogen that has been …

An 18-year veteran with the Bureau of Reclamation, Jeff Rieker, has been chosen as the new operations manager for Reclamation’s Central Valley Office (CVO). Rieker has most previously served as the deputy operations manager for the CVO. In his new position Rieker will oversee the day-to-day water and power operations …

Inspections in December 2015 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that found two San Fernando plastic manufacturers in violation of federal Clean Water Act standards have been resolved. Western States Packaging, located in Pacoima and Sun Valley-based Direct Pack have both corrected their deficiencies and returned to federal compliance. …