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Local stakeholders, in conjunction with the Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD), have formed a new task force to ensure access to safe, affordable drinking water, wastewater and flood control services in historically disadvantaged Coachella Valley communities. The new Disadvantaged Communities Infrastructure Task Force (DCITF) is working on both short-term and …

The Terminal Island Water Reclamation Plant in San Pedro has recently undergone a $50 million expansion, effectively doubling the plant’s capacity to treat its original six million gallons to 12 million gallons. The plant’s increased production is being heralded as a way to assist the Los Angeles area grow its …

Four San Jacinto Valley water agencies — Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD), Lake Hemet Municipal Water District (LHMWD), and the cities of Hemet and San Jacinto – have collectively set a goal of recharging more than 23,000 acre-feet in 2017. This goal has been set after the four agencies collectively …

The Almond Board of California (ABC) has announced an investment of $4.7 million in 82 independent, third-party research projects exploring next-generation farming and sustainability practices. The Almond Board’s research programs have been providing a scientific basis for best practices across several priority areas since it was founded in 1973. The …

Metropolitan Water District seated three new board members last week – two from the Central Basin Municipal Water District and one from the city of Glendale. Bell Gardens City Councilmember Pedro Aceituno and real estate broker Phillip D. Hawkins will serve as Central Basin’s representatives on Metropolitan’s 38-member board, joining …

As California faces another round of February’s rain and snow, legislators, emergency service personnel and the general public are expressing thanks to President Trump for his recent disaster declarations enabling federal funding to assist with the damage and evacuations from to the Oroville Dam disaster as well as the damage …