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Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) has called upon the Trump administration for an increase in funding along the U.S.-Mexico border for additional wastewater and sewage treatment. Feinstein’s request for the additional funding stems from the increase in the number of border agents that were sickened in 2017, the frequent closure of …

Testing began recently by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the new Folsom Dam Auxiliary Spillway as part of the official commissioning of the newly constructed structure. The tests began this past week and will extend through next week as well. They operating …

Food & Water Watch, a Washington D.C.-based, non-governmental agency, has announced a campaign to ban the practice of using toxic oilfield wastewater for produce grown in California’s Central Valley. The practice threatens not only those who consume the produce but also farm workers and the environment. Four water districts in …

The American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) and the Bureau of Reclamation have awarded their 2018 Fellowship Awards of $11,750 each to four graduate students for their research of novel membrane technologies. University of California, Los Angeles doctoral student Mackenzie Anderson is one of the recipients. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Brenda …

Perris-based Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) has completed the installation of water bottle fill stations in all Hemet and Menifee schools within EMWD’s service area. In total, 10 Hemet schools and nine Menifee schools have had the safe drinking water fill stations installed in their schools. The Hemet Unified School …

Contra Costa Water District (CCWD) is currently seeking a Water Resources Student Intern for summer 2018 to help support the District’s operations by performing real-time and future forecasting analysis of California hydrologic conditions and resulting effects on water resources, with a focus on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The selected intern …