A last minute bill to block the Cadiz Water Project, located in San Bernardino County, was defeated Friday night in the California State Senate on a 7-0 vote of the Appropriations Committee, just hours before the end of the legislative session. SB 120 by Senator Richard Roth, D-Riverside, originally a …
Read More »Legislation co-sponsored by Eastern Municipal Water District Awaits Governor’s Signature
Assembly Bill 2050 – the Small System Water Authority Act of 2018 – has passed the California Assembly and the California Senate and now awaits Governor Jerry Brown’s signature. Co-sponsored by Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) and the California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA), the bill seeks to address failing water …
Read More »Last-Minute Gut-and-Amend Legislation Targets Locally Approved Cadiz Water Project
A last-minute bill by State Senator Richard Roth (D- 31st District-Riverside), which seeks to give authority to the State Lands Commission in conjunction with the Department of Fish and Wildlife to further review the Cadiz Water Project, passed the California State Assembly on Wednesday evening and will soon be considered …
Read More »Ontario-Montclair School District Recognized for Water-Savings Efficiencies
San Bernardino County’s Ontario-Montclair School District (OMSD) has been recognized by Monte Vista Water District (MVWD) for its ongoing commitment to water-use efficiency in the past decade. The school district is the third largest elementary district in California and includes more than 21,800 PreK through 8th grade students attend 26 …
Read More »Reclamation Veteran Engineer Named as Director of Security, Safety, and Law Enforcement
Registered professional engineer Karen Knight has been named as the Director of Security, Safety, and Law Enforcement for the Bureau of Reclamation. Reclamation’s Commissioner Brenda Burman made the announcement of Knight’s new position saying: “Nothing is more important to us than the safety of the public, our employees, and our …
Read More »Teacher Grant Applications Available from Leucadia Wastewater District for Carlsbad Area Schools
Leucadia Wastewater District (LWD) in Carlsbad is currently accepting Teacher Grant applications from schools within LWD’s service area which includes nine elementary schools as well as Diegueno Middle School and La Costa Canyon High School. Three grants of up to $2,000 per grant has been allocated for teachers in local …
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