Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) has announced new rebates available for the purchase of flow monitoring devices that provide real-time data on water usage or premium high efficiency toilets to replace older models in apartment buildings and multi-family complexes. “There’s a lot of technology out there that can …
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Cal Water has announced the completion of a treatment facility in Visalia to eliminate perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanioc acid (PFOA) contaminants from the water supply. This is the first treatment plant to treat for PFOS and PFOA in the utility’s Central Valley service areas. PFOS and PFOA are manmade …
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Earlier this week the board of directors for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California unanimously reelected Gloria D. Gray as chairwoman. She will begin her second two-year term on Jan. 1, 2021. Gray has represented West Basin Municipal Water District on Metropolitan’s board since 2009 and was first elected by …
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President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order earlier this week that formally establishes an interagency Water Subcabinet seeking to modernize water management and infrastructure. The order titled “The Executive Order on Modernizing America’s Water Resource Management and Water Infrastructure,” promotes water infrastructure projects and lists water supply and storage among top …
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A new report by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) shows that local aquifers in the Coachella Valley are increasing leading to stabilization of land subsidence in the Valley. Efforts to replenish the aquifers, led by the Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) have been effective as areas with land subsidence identified …
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The Bureau of Reclamation has announced the selection of three California projects to receive $1.3 million total in CALFED Water Use Efficiency grants near the cities of Pittsburg, Shafter and Biggs. Combined with local cost-share contributions, these projects are expected to implement about $2.8 million in water management improvements during …
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