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The Bureau of Reclamation is looking to help with indirect and direct reuse of wastewater and have launched a new prize competition that is seeking improved methods to sample and monitor for pathogens, specifically viruses. Up to five prizes may be awarded for a total prize award pool of $80,000. …

Former Special Assistant for Water Policy at the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) Kristopher A. Tjernell has been appointed as the Department of Water Resources (DWR) new Deputy Director of the Integrated Watershed Management Program. This is a new position within DWR and is part of the restructuring DWR implemented …

California American Water (CAW) recently announced and published the 2017 Consumer Confidence Reports which indicate excellent water quality in three California divisions/districts. The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires community water systems to deliver a Consumer Confidence Report, also known as an annual drinking water quality report, to their customers, …

Repairs to a portion of the California Aqueduct near Gustine in Merced County have been delayed due to a rupture in a water-filled cofferdam that was used to divert water for construction activities. The Department of Water Resources, (DWR) will be installing rock-filled cofferdams instead. Once the new cofferdams are …

Citing substantially changed circumstances, the Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD) Board of Directors voted 4-3 yesterday to now support the California WaterFix project. Yesterday’s vote reverses the vote taken by the SCVWD Board last October. Although the October 17 decision offered the water district’s conditional support of the state’s …

Although West Nile Virus isn’t commanding the headlines it did in years past, the California Department of Public Health and the Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California have reported increased concern over the growing number of cases of the potentially fatal disease. Standing, stagnant water is one of the …