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Rowland Water District has put together a variety of virtual education programs for the area schools to engage teachers and students with creative water activities, innovative curriculum, and virtual classroom field trips. The District has spent the last several months coordinating the effort in response to the coronavirus pandemic. “We …

The Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board, which was expected to make a decision September 17 on the waste discharge permit renewal for a proposed seawater desalination facility in Orange County, has postponed action for several weeks at the request of the applicant. Poseidon Waters, the company that plans …

Today, the Bureau of Reclamation continues to build on President Trump’s Memorandum on Developing and Delivering More Water Supplies in California, which he signed in Bakersfield, in February. Reclamation and Friant Water Authority released its plan to repair a 33-mile stretch of the Friant-Kern Canal in California’s eastern San Joaquin Valley. This stretch …

In response to lower water sales and concerns about the financial impacts of COVID-19 on its member agencies and the public, the board of directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California today voted to approve a cost-cutting plan to reduce district expenditures. The cuts will save about $11.7 …

The board of directors for Yuba Water Agency approved more than $1.25 million in grants and a low-interest loan this week. The investment in community projects will go towards flood risk reduction, water infrastructure, water quality improvements, fish habitat and emergency water rescue equipment. “As we all grapple with the …

Stockton East Water District (Stockton East) announced this week that a final Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) has been approved by NOAA Fisheries for the Calaveras River. This plan is designed to protect threatened fish species while also providing long-term security for crucial water operations through 2070. Under the agreement NOAA …