California Water News Daily survey shows support for investor projects facilitating more drinking water Residents of San Bernardino County have definitive opinions on the future development of water projects and conservation practices as indicated by a recent email survey conducted by California Water News Daily in the last six weeks. …
Read More »Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency celebrates completed recycled water storage tank
A recently completed 1.5-million-gallon recycled water storage tank along with two new distribution pumps and other energy efficiency improvements were the focus of a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency (PVWMA), the city of Watsonville and its Public Works and Utilities personnel plus officials from Santa …
Read More »Salton Sea Authority, Partners complete the first State-Funded Project at the Salton Sea
The Salton Sea Authority (SSA), the Torres Martinez Tribe and numerous other partners gathered recently for a Water Flowing Ceremony to celebrate the first state-funded project to be completed at the Salton Sea. The ceremony, held at the Torres Martinez Wetlands adjacent to the Whitewater storm channel and the Salton …
Read More »U.S. Army Corp of Engineers providing $1 million to help control invasive species at Lake Tahoe
The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) has announced that the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers will be providing $1 million in federal funding to help control, prevent, and monitor harmful aquatic invasive species in Lake Tahoe. The funding from the Corps will also be used in part to develop a …
Read More »Two Siskiyou County Water Treatment Operators lose Licenses for Falsifying Public Water Test Results
A criminal investigation has resulted in two Siskiyou County water treatment operators surrendering their licenses to operate public drinking water systems after they pleaded no contest to one count of making a false statement or representation, a violation of Health and Safety Code Section 116730(a)(1), a misdemeanor. The investigation determined …
Read More »LA Councilman Englander seeks to place Floating Solar Panels on Los Angeles Reservoirs
Los Angeles City Councilman Mitchell Englander is looking to launch a pilot project to establish “floating solar” panels on Los Angeles reservoirs in an effort to test the feasibility of these environmentally-friendly and energy-efficient projects. Fifty percent of the electricity used by retail sellers and publicly owned utilities will be …
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