The city of San Diego’s has awarded a five-year, multi-million-dollar contract to DNV GL and Synergi Software to assist the city’s engineers and water systems operators within Public Utilities Department with the maintenance of some 3,000 miles of transmission and distribution pipelines. The software system supports pressure management, leak reduction …
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A settlement has been reached by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with Salinas, CA-based Taylor Farms Retail, Inc. for violations at its refrigerated warehouse and food processing facility. The company has been fined a penalty of $67,640 and must take steps to preclude pollutants from discharging in industrial stormwater. …
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Lockheed Martin Corporation and Honeywell International, Inc. are jointly now required by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to pay $21 million to expand groundwater treatment and conduct additional groundwater contamination studies at the San Fernando Valley Area 1 Superfund site. The EPA recently finalized three orders requiring the work. The …
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Two Southern California water districts were recently recognized by the California Special District Leadership Foundation (SDLF) for outstanding efforts to promote transparency and good governance. The Vallecitos Water District (VWD) in San Marcos and the Rowland Water District (RWD) in the San Gabriel Valley were honored for exemplifying essential governance …
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Diamond Valley Lake (DVL) near Hemet in southwest Riverside County, the largest of Metropolitan Water District’s (MWD) reservoirs, has temporarily suspended all recreational activities at the lake due a bloom of cyanobacteria—also known as blue-green algae—covering the lake. The suspension includes all boating, fishing and hiking. Blue-green algae blooms are …
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A new United States Geological Survey (USGS) report indicates that water use across the country has fallen to its lowest recorded level in 45 years. The report found that 322 billion gallons of water per day (Bgal/d) were withdrawn for use in the United States during 2015 versus 1970’s consumption …
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