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Citing a primary goal to restore and improve the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of California’s water bodies by reducing levels of mercury, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted new rules earlier this week to protect the people and wildlife who consume fish from the state’s freshwater streams, lakes …

After five seasons of punishing drought Californians can celebrate the 2016-17 water year – and keep conserving the state’s precious resource. “California’s cities and farms can expect good water supplies this summer,” said DWR Acting Director Bill Croyle. “But this ample snowpack should not wash away memories of the intense …

David Longly Bernhardt, veteran Department of the Interior employee, has been nominated by President Donald Trump and Interior Department Secretary Ryan Zinke as the Interior’s Deputy Secretary. Bernhardt has previously held a variety of positions in the Interior Department including that of Solicitor, deputy solicitor under former Interior Secretary Gale …

California American Water (CAW), a subsidiary of American Water, has agreed to purchase Fruitridge Vista Water Company in south Sacramento county. CAW will purchase the assets of Fruitridge Vista Water Company for $20.75 million. “We are pleased to have entered into a contract and look forward to serving customers in …

Sweeney Dairy of Visalia is now facing an administrative civil liability penalty of $75,600 for failing to comply with the Dairy General Order. The order was first adopted by the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (CVRWQCB) in 2007, and revised in 2013, requires dairies to handle waste in …

It’s official! The 2016-17 water year has now outpaced all other water years in the past 97 years of record keeping posting 89.7 inches of rain and snowmelt, as recorded by eight weather stations from Shasta Lake to the American River basin. Precipitation has been continuously monitored at the eight …