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Though the 2016-2017 water year has been deluged with both snow and rain – thus far – the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) opted on Wednesday to extend the state’s existing water conservation regulations in a precautionary stance. The current rules were set to expire on Feb. 28; the …

Inland Empire Utilities Agency, along with other water agencies and cities in the Inland Valley, are partnering to host a one-day, free water education workshop for area teachers.  The workshop features the Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) curriculum and is a mandatory workshop for those teachers and schools interested …

Certain areas of the San Joaquin Valley are continuing to sink rapidly according to new NASA radar satellite maps prepared for the California Department of Water Resources (DWR). Groundwater pumping and subsistence are continuing to put state and federal flood control structures and aqueducts at risk of damage. The report …

Combining $3 million each from the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) have made possible a $6 million pilot grant program for joint applications involving funding for both agricultural water suppliers and agricultural operations.  The grant funding provided in this joint …

A settlement agreement between the State Water Resources Control Board and Los Angeles-based Ami Adini & Associates, Inc. has been reached over allegations the environmental engineering and consultation firm was negligent in conducting cleanup of petroleum contaminated underground storage tank sites. Adini & Associates provides general engineering and hazardous substance …

Documents were released late last week by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) for public review of the draft Initial Study and Environmental Assessment (IS/EA) for the proposed Fremont Weir Adult Fish Passage Modification Project. The project, located in the northern portion of …