Shasta County property owners Kongkeo Khamvongsa and Alexandra Kensavath have been fined $150,000 by the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (CVRWQCB) for their failure to clean up a cannabis grow site on their property. The action stems from a cleanup and abatement order issued to them in June …
Read More »State Water Project Allocations Up to 35 Percent, Final Allocations Announcement Expected in May
On the heels of the Central Valley Project’s (CVP) announcement on their most recent allocations on Wednesday, the State Water Project (SWP) also made their second allocation status report on Wednesday. Based on improved water supply conditions, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has announced an increase in 2019 …
Read More »Initial Water Supply Allocations for Central Valley Project Contractors Ranges From 35 to 100 Percent
In order to help Central Valley Project (CVP) water service contractors, farmers and the general public begin to plan for this year’s planting, irrigation and general water use, the Bureau of Reclamation announced the initial 2019 water supply allocation for CVP water service contractors on Wednesday. The allocation is typically …
Read More »CWEA Recognizes Coachella Water with Seven Awards; Seeks Nominations for Emerging Leaders
California Water Environment Association (CWEA) sponsors a number of award competitions throughout the year and 2018 was a noteworthy year for Riverside County’s Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD). CVWD earned seven awards from the Colorado River Basin Section (CORBS) of CWEA in 2018. These awards for work conducted in 2018 …
Read More »Water Quality Officials Continue Monitoring Surface Waters Pollutants Following Camp Fire
The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (CVRWQCB), in coordination with Butte County, the California Department of Water Resources, and the California Department of Transportation, is continuing to test surface waters throughout the burn area that destroyed the greater Paradise area in last November’s deadly fire. The 153,00-acre blaze …
Read More »Fluence’s Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor Technology Validated for CA Water Recycling Standard
Information released earlier this week have confirmed that independent test results gathered from a Stanford, California demonstration plant have been published and validate compliance of Fluence’s membrane aerated biofilm reactors (MABR) technology with California’s Title 22 water recycling legislation. (MABRs) provide an energy-efficient alternative to the activated sludge treatment that …
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