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Litigation that began in 2013 when the and two Coachella Valley water agencies — Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) and Desert Water Agency (DWA) – has taken major steps toward resolution when the federal court recently ruled that the Tribe has not harmed because it has always had access to …

The miners of the 1800s California Gold Rush were determined to strike the Mother Lode for riches and fame, and are responsible for introducing mercury to the Sierra Nevada. Mercury was used to process mining ore for gold. That mercury has remained in the Sierra Nevada and led to the …

New requirements adopted by the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA) are aimed at strengthening the mandatory food safety practices required on farms to prevent future foodborne illness outbreaks like the one associated with romaine lettuce last year. The new standards approved by the LGMA Board are in direct response …

Two funding opportunities have been released by the Bureau of Reclamation, one for Desalination Construction Projects and the other for water reclamation and reuse projects. In total, $32 million is available; $12 million is available under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act for the Desalination Construction Projects …

Plans to enact CA Gov Gavin Newsom’s executive order directing his administration to develop a comprehensive strategy to build a climate-resilient water system began in earnest this week when the Department of Water Resources (DWR) took formal steps to withdraw proposed permits for the two tunnel WaterFix project and began …

The Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) fifth and final manual snow survey of Water Year (WY) 2018-19 at Phillips Station on Thursday recorded a field of plentiful snow. The survey recorded 47 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent (SWE) of 27.5 inches or 188 percent of average …