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By: JIM STEINBERG HINKLEY >> Some residential wells in the unincorporated community of Hinkley have levels of arsenic many times greater than the state safe drinking water standard,  U.S Geological Survey study has found. One residenital well was shown to have an arsenic reading of 510 parts per billion, more …

Ryan Shaw, a veteran water resource manager, has been named Western Municipal Water District’s director of the Water Resources Department. “Ryan’s knowledge of Western coupled with his expertise in water management and policy along with water use efficiency programs made him the ideal candidate to lead the Water Resources Department,” …

By JIM STEINBERG The California Department of Water Resources has updated its 2018 Lake Oroville Operations Plan to begin construction as soon as possible this spring and submitted those updates to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the California Division of Safety of Dams for approval. With inflows into Lake …

Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) wants customers to be prepared in the event of a major earthquake or other natural disaster. April is National Earthquake Preparedness Month, and while the district says it will work diligently to provide water service following a natural disaster, there are steps residents can take …

By JIM STEINBERG Are you tired of the way your lawn looks? The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s popular turf removal rebates are returning. Starting in July, business and residential customers will again have incentives to dig out that water-wasting grass, give properties a new look, and receive $1 …

Three Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSA) in Sonoma County are slated each receive a $1 million award from the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) to aid in the development of plans for each of the basins. California’s Proposition 1, approved by voters in 2014, authorized $100 million in grant funding …