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A water-rich snowpack has blessed the Sierra Nevada thus far this year and indicators are that Californians should expect even more rain and snow this year. The Department of Water Resources (DWR) conducted its third manual 2019 Phillips Station snow survey on Thursday and found 113 inches of snow depth …

A quarantine that began on July 18, 1996 to purge the invasive aquatic weed, hydrilla, ended successfully this week after the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the Shasta County Agricultural Commissioner’s office eradicated two hydrilla infestations within the cites of Redding and Anderson. Hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata) is …

The upcoming 2019 American Water Works Association, California-Nevada Section’s (AWWA-CNS) Spring Conference features four days of tours, meetings, training, technical sessions, receptions, competitions, exhibits by various vendors and the opportunity to learn from and share with your water peers. The conference, themed “Confluence 2019 Where Policy, Operations and Management Converge”, …

Santa Barbara County oil and gas operator Greka Energy may have run afoul of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), again, and is now being required to conduct sampling at its Santa Maria, Calif. refinery to determine whether improper storage and management of hazardous wastes contaminated local soil and groundwater. …

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced a major step to expand water recycling and reduce reliance on imported water on Thursday. Improvements to the city’s Hyperion Treatment Plant will allow Los Angeles to reach peak recycling capacity and recycle 100 percent of its wastewater by 2035. “Conservation is about more …

Due to the potential of massive flooding from a very large and rare storm, Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (D-32nd District-El Monte) has written the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers urging them to make the planning, design, and construction of dam safety repairs at Whittier Narrows Dam their highest budgetary priority. …