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Yazdan “Yaz” Emrani was recently sworn in as the newest member of the Board of Directors for Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California. Emrani is the director of Public Works for the city of San Fernando and is also the city’s engineer. His responsibilities as part of the MWD …

It was an historic decision when, in 1978, the San Bernardino Superior Court determined water rights for the hundreds of original parties and assigned water users specific rules on pumping water. The decision – known of as the Chino Basin Judgment – also created the Chino Basin Watermaster to administer …

Department of Water Resources (DWR) Tribal Policy Advisor Anecita Agustinez was recently honored with a resolution from the California State Assembly for her 30 years of advocacy experience on behalf of California’s Native American tribes. Assembly Resolution 1779 was presented to Agustinez at the 51st Annual Native American Day on …

The long-troubled Sativa Water District was effectively shut-down on Wednesday. The Los Angeles County (LAC) Department of Public Works will temporarily run the small water district which serves approximately 6,850 residents in parts of Southern California’s Willowbrook and Compton. According to the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), Sativa has …

DWR Meets the Nov. 1 Public Safety Milestone After a year-and-a-half of tireless construction, often with crews working throughout the night, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) has successfully met the Nov. 1 Public Safety Milestone in repairing the heavily damaged Oroville Dam main spillway. The dam’s main spillway and …

Yuba Water Agency (YWA) recently infused the local California Local Aquatics Education “Fish in the Classroom” Program with a grant of $2,500 to be used to help students set up aquariums in their classrooms and observe the early days of salmon or steelhead eggs. The program has been led for …