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California’s Gov. Jerry Brown and Oregon Gov. Kate Brown have spearheaded an effort by both states to seek assistance from the federal government for aid in assisting commercial salmon fishers and salmon-dependent businesses in light of the two states’ catastrophic regional fishery disaster and commercial fishery failure this year. The …

Agency making $30,000 available for prize competition The Bureau of Reclamation has announced the first stage of a planned three-stage prize competition for the development of an application framework to support electronic data collection and capture using mobile devices for a diverse range of data collection situations. Reclamation is making …

Invasive mussels have now infested more than 30 California waterways and four state agencies are working collaboratively to help prevent further spread of both quagga and zebra mussels over the Memorial Day weekend. The California State Parks Division of Boating and Waterways (CSPDBW), the California Department of Fish and Wildlife …

San Clemente-based SnowPure Water Technologies, who makes and sells industrial and medical water purification technologies for the $5 billion global ultrapure market, was honored earlier this week with the prestigious U.S. Presidential “E” Award. SnowPure received the award for the increase of its exports from 80% in 2013 to 95% …

A groundwater management agreement has recently been signed by nine Inland Empire water agencies and area cities who will now collaboratively participate in a new Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) I order to guarantee a dependable and resilient water system in the Yucaipa Basin. The nine water providers straddle the San …

The Riverside City Council approved a long-term water agreement between Western Municipal Water District (WMWD) and Riverside Public Utilities (RPU) last week for the benefit of customers of both water providers. The City of Riverside, has a surplus amount to the projected yearly water demand of their customers’ needs for …