Montecito Water District (MWD), located in Santa Barbara County, has issued an urgent notice for its customers to boil all water or bottled water for drinking and cooking purposes due to recent flash flood events. On the heels of the devastating California wildfires in the past several weeks have come …
Read More »Coachella Valley Water District begins celebration of centennial anniversary
It was a vote of 324 to 49 on Jan. 9, 1918 that established the Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD). During the regular January meeting of the CVWD’s Board of Directors earlier this week, President John Powell Jr. and Vice President Cástulo Estrada unveiled a new CVWD logo in the …
Read More »San Francisco PUC increases reimbursement to $100K for flood proofing structures for property owners
In anticipation of this year’s winter storms, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) recently announced an increase in funds they can reimburse eligible property owners for structures to help protect against potential flooding. The increased funds are part of the city’s flood resilience strategy, Rain Ready SF. The new …
Read More »2018 Lois B Krieger Teacher Grant Recipients announced by Western Municipal Water District
The 2018 Lois B. Krieger Water Project Grants for Educators were announced earlier this week by Western Municipal Water District (WMWD) which will provide nearly $28,000 in grant funding for 33 teachers to support classroom water education projects. Founded in 1995, the grants were named for local water leader Lois …
Read More »East Valley Water District recognized as first place in Top Workplaces for small companies
The Press Enterprise’s Inland Empire Top Workplaces recently recognized East Valley Water District (EVWD) with honors as the first place Top Workplaces Award in the small company category for the second consecutive year. EVWD was also recognized as an Honorable Mention company in the small company category in 2015. The …
Read More »Additional findings released in Lake Oroville Spillways incident
On the heels of preliminary findings and an interim memorandum – both released last year – in the Lake Oroville Spillways incident, the Independent Forensic Team (IFT) released additional findings late last week from its review of the February 2017 incident. In addition to identifying the combined causes that led …
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