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Metropolitan Water District’s Board of Directors is inviting the public to help shape its search for a new general manager through participation in two virtual meetings to be held from 6-7 p.m. on Nov. 19, and from 10-11 a.m. on Nov. 21. “The selection of a general manager is one …

A Central Valley environmental testing laboratory accused of failing to notify water systems of drinking water samples that exceeded crucial maximum contamination levels has been fined $18,000 by the State Water Resources Control Board’s Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP). Bakersfield-based BC Laboratories. Inc. (BCL) has been the recipient of multiple …

Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District (EVMWD) recently announced they have received a $125,000 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to go towards the development of a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. FEMA’s Pre-Disaster Mitigation grant program provides funding assistance for states, tribal governments, territories, and local communities to implement …

G. Patrick O’Dowd has announced that he will be leaving the Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) Board of Directors after serving for six years and will be joining the Salton Sea Authority as Executive Director. “It’s been a privilege to serve on the CVWD board,” said O’Dowd. “My time on …

The Bureau of Reclamation has announced that after completion of a nearly $5 million study and pre-construction work on the Friant Kern Canal Project, the Bureau of Reclamation signed the Record of Decision giving environmental clearance to repair a 33-mile stretch of the canal in California’s eastern San Joaquin Valley. The …

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) published a summary report on the Oroville Dam Safety Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA) yesterday and it has been determined that the Oroville Dam Complex is safe to operate and no urgent repairs are needed. The CNA study, initiated in January 2018, set out to …