A $495,000 penalty has been assessed against the city of El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) by the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Water Board) for the city’s violation of effluent limits as prescribed in its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit. The violations occurred over …
Read More »Claremont Colleges Library receive grant to track, digitize water history in California
Funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has enabled the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) to award the Claremont Colleges Library a $333,574 grant for the project “Digitizing Southern California Water Resources.” The funding will allow the Pomona College-led project to digitize and help preserve primary source documentation …
Read More »Rowland Water District awards funds to three schools for creative water education programs
The Rowland Water District (RWD) recently selected three schools as recipients of this year’s EduBucks program for their creativity, dedication and commitment in developing and providing students with a water-based curriculum. “We have an extremely robust education program here at Rowland Water and the EduBucks award is an added bonus …
Read More »Westlands Water District announces selection of new General Counsel and Special Counsel
Westlands Water District (WWD) has announced the selection of a new general counsel and special council earlier this week. The WWD board of directors has chosen Philip Williams for the position of general counsel and Jeffrey Mitchell for the position of special counsel to the Board. The Board made the …
Read More »Congressman Ken Calvert recognized by Eastern Municipal WD as 2016 Water Champion
Congressman Ken Calvert (R- 42nd Congressional District-Corona) was recently presented with Eastern Municipal Water District’s (EMWD) 2016 Water champion award during a ceremony at his district office in Corona. He was recognized for his longstanding efforts in support of the region’s water supplies. The EMWD Water Champion Award is presented annually …
Read More »DWR cautiously optimistic, increases State Water Project allocation to 60 percent
With winter storms having deluged parts of the state and more rain and snow predicted for the near future, the state’s Department of Water Resources (DWR) has increased their estimate of allocations from the State Water Project (SWP). DWR has raised the anticipated allocation from last month’s 45 percent to …
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