Two Southern California water agencies have earned awards for their positive impacts on their communities through investments in water quality and customer-centric information. Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA), based in Chino, recently received the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Inland Empire Branch’s Outstanding Civil Engineering Water/Wastewater Project of the …
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Paula Rasmussen, a long-time employee of the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board (LARWQCB), has been named as the new executive officer for the Colorado River Regional Water Quality Control Board (Colorado River Water Board). She will be replacing Jose Angel in her new position. Angel’s last day is …
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The Department of Water Resources (DWR) provided the public with a construction update on the status of the Lake Oroville Spillways Emergency Recovery Project this past Wednesday. Of special note was the convening of the inaugural meeting of a community-led group of local elected officials and stakeholder organizations – now …
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CG Roxane, LLC (Crystal Geyser), United Pumping Services, Inc. and United Storm Water, Inc. are now each facing a statutory maximum fine of $8 million on a 16-count indictment recently returned by a United States Attorney’s Office, Central District of California, grand jury. The three companies are charged with the …
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The Los Angeles County (LAC) Department of Public Works has selected a new provider for a broad range of water resources infrastructure projects including mitigation, on-call environmental compliance and community outreach services. The contract for ICF was awarded by the county’s Water Resources Branch. ICF, headquartered in Fairfax, VA, is …
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A recent investigation by the California Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP) and the State Water Resources Control Board at the Cal Tech Environmental Laboratories (CTEL) in Paramount uncovered evidence of gaps in the chain of custody, altered data, poor housekeeping of laboratory equipment, failed quality control tests and improper reuse …
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