Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) has been honored with the 2017 Sensus Reach Customer Service Award for its installation of smart-metering technology which has benefited thousands of customers throughout its service area. EMWD received this distinction in late October at a Dallas, TX advanced metering technology conference for utility customers …
Read More »East Bay Municipal Utility District begins lead testing at all Oakland Unified School District schools
Water quality testing for lead began Thursday at all Oakland Unified School District-run (OUSD) K-12 schools in conjunction with East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD). This testing is part of a state move to test all schools in California. It will complement the water quality testing that OUSD has been …
Read More »Reclamation and American Membrane Technology Association announce fellowship funding
Graduate students seeking to utilize membrane technology research to study water treatment and desalination systems are being encouraged by the Bureau of Reclamation and American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) to apply for graduate student fellowships. Students must be graduate level students pursuing a full-time masters or Ph.D. at a university …
Read More »Three Climate Science Service Awards announced by Department of Water Resources
Three researchers have been honored with Climate Science Service Awards by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) at a recent San Diego workshop sponsored by DWR and the Scripps Institute of Oceanography. The awards seek to recognize the ongoing assistance provided by researchers who have worked closely with DWR …
Read More »Landmark agreement on Salton Sea management approved by State Water Resources Control Board
After years of negotiations, petitions and delays by participating agencies, the State Water Resources Control Board approved a landmark agreement on Tuesday for the management and restoration of the Imperial Valley’s Salton Sea. The plan outlines actions over the next decade for the shrinking lakebed as well as efforts to …
Read More »Two upcoming QWEL training series offered at Chino Basin Water Conservation District
Landscape professionals, businesses and interested individuals interested in earning their EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) WaterSense Qualified Water Efficient Landscape (QWEL) certification are invited to attend one of two, three-day training series offered at the Montclair-based Chino Basin Water Conservation District (CBWCD). The QWEL course provides approximately 20 hours of instruction …
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