After five-plus years of punishing drought in the state, the drought is over – for all but four California counties. Fresno, Kings, Tulare and Tuolumne counties will continue with emergency drinking water projects to help address diminished groundwater supplies as one of many consequences statewide due to the drought. Thanks …
Read More »Cadiz water project counters inaccurate remarks by California Sen. Dianne Feinstein
The Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery and Storage Project in the Mojave Desert have received a major boost from the Trump administration this week with the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) removal of two agency instructional memoranda, or IMs, that formed the basis of a 2015 review of the Cadiz …
Read More »Travis Aberle named as Assistant Regional Director for Reclamation’s Mid-Pacific Region
Travis Aberle has recently been named as the Assistant Regional Director for Business Services for the Bureau of Reclamation’s Mid-Pacific Region. As the Assistant Regional Director for Business Services, Aberle will oversee numerous administrative functions for the Mid-Pacific Region. Prior to joining Reclamation, Aberle served with the U.S. Air …
Read More »February’s statewide water savings tops 25 percent with significant drop in use in the South Coast
Hailing the state’s February 25.1 percent drop in water use State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) Chair Felicia Marcus praised Californians for their conservation saying, “Even with a banner year for winter precipitation, Californians have continued to practice sensible conservation, with a significant drop in water use in the South …
Read More »Water agencies merger to form Santa Clarita Valley Water District passes Senate Committee vote
The proposed merger of Castaic Lake Water Agency (CLWA) and Newhall County Water District (NCWD) to create the Santa Clarita Valley Water District, known as Senate Bill 634, passed the Senate Committee on Natural Resources with a 7 to 0 vote last week. The bill has been authored by state …
Read More »Veteran community advocate, Juanita Salas, running for Division I, Imperial Irrigation District
Juanita Salas — community advocate, supporter of causes to benefit the region and a leader in the best use of tax dollars – has announced her candidacy of Division 1 of the Imperial Irrigation District (IID). As a third-generation Imperial County resident Salas has immersed herself in the issues of …
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