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Four Southern California projects have been awarded a total of $1.3 million from California’s Department of Water Resources (DWR) for water desalination planning and implementation projects. The awardees – the cities of Simi Valley and Thousand Oaks and the Carson -based West Basin Water District – are the recipients of …

California Governor Gavin Newsom has issued an emergency proclamation for an additional eight counties due to extensive damage from severe February atmospheric river storm systems which caused widespread damage and flooding. Newsom’s Proclamation of a State of Emergency noted that “…  conditions caused by these storms, by reason of their …

GSA Engineering Inc. (GSA), an environmental consulting firm based in Pacific Palisade, has settled with the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) over allegations that it submitted inflated invoices to the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Cleanup Fund and made kickback payments to a laboratory that conspired with GSA to falsify …

A Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for B.F. Sisk Dam in Merced County is now available for a 45-day public review period. The EIS/EIR for prepared jointly by the Bureau of Reclamation and the California Department of Water Resources. The 382-foot tall, earth-filled B.F. Sisk Dam retains San …

Southern California is truly an arid desert. If not for abundant water, Southern California would not be the booming metropolis we know today. But in spite of copious amounts of rain in Water Year (WY) 2016-17 and again in 2018-19, California’s next drought is on its way. “It’s not a …

The April 10 Board of Directors meeting at Monte Vista Water District (MVWD) included the annual presentation of two $1,000 scholarships. Montclair High School seniors Maria Farias and Ixchel Hernandez were awarded the “2019 Bruce J. Lance, Jr. Water Scholarship” at Wednesday’s board meeting. The Bruce J. Lance, Jr. Water …