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The removal of four dams on the Klamath River inched closer to reality this week when Interior Secretary Sally Jewell penned a letter to federal dam regulators in support of a multi-party, two-state agreement to dismantle Copco No. 1 and No. 2 along with Iron Gate and J.C. Boyle dams. …

Although Southern Californians awakened Monday morning to damp streets and wet vegetation meteorologists and radio stations were quick to say the moisture wouldn’t make a dent in California’s drought impacts in the southland. Luckily the precipitation news from Northern California was significantly better. A soaking weekend storm front that moved …

Claremont, CA has some 1,600 reasons to celebrate. That’s the number of previously drought-stressed trees that the city and a small army of volunteers were able to save last year despite California’s then five-year drought. The city is also celebrating recently being awarded the League of California cities 2016 Helen …

California’s high school and college students have the opportunity to earn scholarship funds by entering a video competition hosted by the California Special Districts Association (CSDA). CSDA is comprised of more than 2,000 independent service providers and provide vital services like clean water and renewable energy, fire protection and public …

Landmark legislation was recently signed by California’s Governor Jerry Brown requiring owners of multi-unit rental properties constructed after January 1, 2018 to submeter all apartments and multifamily units.  SB 7 was authored by Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) to encourage additional, responsible water use and conservation in light of California’s six-year …

A collaboration between the city of Mission Viejo, Santa Margarita Water District (SMWD) and the Lake Viejo Association (LMVA) recently celebrated an “unprecedented accomplishment” earlier this week when they dedicated a new Advanced Purified Water Facility and a highly anticipated project that will fill the lake with advanced purified water. …