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The California State Water Resources Control Board announced earlier this week that K-12 schools in the state can receive free testing for lead under a new initiative. Under the new initiative community water systems are now required to test school drinking water upon request by a school’s officials. “While the …

Charles M. Treviño, a San Gabriel Valley water leader, has been reelected to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California representing the Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District (USGVMWD). He succeeds Michael Touhey on Metropolitan’s 38-member board. Touhey had served as a Metropolitan board member since February 2013 but …

As part of Assembly Bill 1794 – authored by Assembly Member Cristina Garcia (D-Downey-58th Assembly District) – the Central Basin Municipal Water District (CBMWD) has initiated the process of expanding its Board of Directors from a five to an eight-member board. The new eight-member board will be comprised of five …

Three, free winter gardening workshops are being offered on the second Saturday of each month from now through March compliments of Western Municipal Water District (WMWD) and the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Riverside County Master Gardener Program. The workshops will be presented in WMWD’s water-efficiency garden, Landscapes Southern …

The Bureau of Reclamation’s Lower Colorado Regional Director Terry Fulp has announced the selection of Len Schilling as the area manager of the Lower Colorado Dams Office (LCDO). Schilling will be responsible for overseeing the management and operations for three dams – Hoover, Davis and Parker – and their related …

A new study has confirmed the feasibility of a proposed large-scale project to treat and purify wastewater and distribute it to groundwater basins across the region through collaboration between the Metropolitan Water District and the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County. The conclusion of the feasibility study paves the way for …