Carollo Engineers, Inc. of Sacramento, who completed the Woodland, CA Aquifer Storage and Recovery Wells #29 and #30, has been named the 2019 Golden State Award Winning project by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), California. The city of Woodland is the county seat for Yolo County and is …
Read More »$35.3 Million Awarded to Six California Water Reclamation and Reuse Projects by Reclamation
Six authorized Title XVI water reclamation and reuse projects in California have been awarded a total of $35.3 Million by the Bureau of Reclamation. Reclamation’s Commissioner Brenda Burman announced the awards and said they will be used to improve flexibility during water shortages and diversify the water supply. Title XVI …
Read More »West Basin Municipal Water District Presents Free Lunch & Learn Classes
Customers living within the footprint of the West Basin Municipal Water District (WBMWD) have a unique opportunity from February through September to participate in the district’s free Lunch & Learn classes. Classes will be held the second Friday of each month at the district’s headquarters in Carson. The classes will …
Read More »New Scale Created to Describe the Strength and Impacts of Atmospheric Rivers
A new storm-weather predicting “atmospheric rivers” (ARs) scale has been created by a team of researchers led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). The scale was featured in the February 2019 edition of the Bulletin of American Meteorological Society. The bulletin’s abstract indicates …
Read More »Cannabis Cultivation Policy Updated by State Water Board to Protect Waterways
The evolving state Cannabis Cultivation Policy was further defined earlier this week when the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) voted to clarify implementation issues while ensuring growers continue to be environmentally responsible in both urban and rural grow sites throughout much of California. The initial policy was approved in …
Read More »Western Municipal Water District Awards $14,000 in Water Education Grants
Western Municipal Water District (WMWD) has announced awards totaling $14,000 to 19 Riverside County teachers as Lois B. Krieger Water Project Grants for Educators recipients for various water related educational projects. The projects ranged from water quality testing to hydroponic gardening and from water sensory exploration to wetlands activities. Grant …
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