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As directed by California Water Code, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) is required to update the California Water Plan every five years. The California Water Plan is the state’s comprehensive strategic plan for sustainably managing and developing water resources. When last updated in 2013, California was in the midst …

The Steel Tank Institute/Steel Plate Fabricators Association (STI/SPFA) recently recognized a number of representing fabricators of steel construction products and their suppliers, annually recognizes companies that produce steel storage tanks, field erected water tanks, pressure vessels and heat exchangers, and pipe and pipelines. Their customers are from the petrochemical, power …

The city of Big Bear Lake has received word that they are to receive $15,000,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to replace important water infrastructure. Some of the city’s existing steel pipelines are nearly 70 years old and leak frequently, resulting in wasted water and increased energy …

A study by the Sierra Institute for Community and Environment to evaluate the success of grants for watershed coordinators — provided between 2000 and 2015 by the California Department of Conservation – to facilitate collaborative efforts to improve and sustain the health of California’s watersheds has been effective.  Preliminary findings …

Approximately 1.5 billion gallons of clean drinking will be forthcoming annually to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) thanks to Lockheed Martin Corporation and an historic settlement agreement between the two businesses to expand Lockheed Martin’s ongoing groundwater cleanup efforts in the North Hollywood and Burbank areas …

At least one California farm has been identified as a source of the recent multi-state outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 from romaine lettuce. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention warned the American public of the outbreak just before Thanksgiving and …