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A new water education program is now being offered to middle school students thanks to an innovative partnership between Moulton Niguel Water District (MNWD) and Orange County Coastkeeper (OCC) W.H.A.L.E.S. (Watershed Heroes: Actions Linking Education to Stewardship) program. The W.H.A.L.E.S. program was conceived as a way to make it easier …

The Chino Basin Water Conservation District (CBWCD) has announced the plans and schedule for their annual Landscape and Water Conservation Festival. The event will be held Saturday, Oct. 21 from 9 a.m., to 2 p.m. at the district’s water conservation garden at 4594 San Bernardino Ave. in Montclair. The family-friendly …

Blythe-based Palo Verde Irrigation District (PVID) filed a lawsuit against Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California last week alleging California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) violations. Filed in Riverside County, the lawsuit contends that CEQA laws were violated when MWD executed six farmland parcel leases, without the required Environmental Impact …

An agreement between the U.S. and Mexico was slated for signature earlier this week for the management of the overused Colorado River water. The agreement details the investment of $31.5 million by the United States in conservation improvements to aid in shoring up Mexico’s water infrastructure to reduce losses to …

Trinity County developer Clay Tucker, and several corporations with which he is associated, have been cited for violations of federal and state law for property either sold or leased to other parties for cannabis cultivation. The California Attorney General’s Office, on behalf of the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control …

U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has announced that funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) will be distributed for outdoor recreation and conservation projects to the all 50 states, U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.  The funds, which originate from offshore oil and gas leasing, total $94.3 …