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In an effort to seek recommendations on how to make water more affordable to low-income Californians, the State Water Resources Control Board will hold a series of meetings in five locations throughout the state from October 12 to November 9. State law provides that every Californian has the right to …

The city of Delano, in California’s Central Valley, is working in conjunction with the State Water Resources Control Board on a unique pilot plan to remove nitrate from groundwater to be used as a drinking water source. A 2013 report to California’s legislature indicated that more than 680 of 3,037 …

The unrelenting five-year California drought and a growing bark beetle infestation has led the Placer County Board of Supervisors to approve the removal of some 1,800 hazardous trees. If not removed the trees could become a hazard that could damage or destroy the county’s infrastructure. Placer County has been identified …

The battle to aid the endangered Chinook salmon in the Sacramento River has spawned a number of attempts to both protect the existing fish and to provide safe habitats for recently hatched fingerlings from predator fish. Most attempts have provided some benefit for the species but the problem of increasing …

According to the Association of California Water Agencies, Irvine Ranch Water District (IRWD) has teamed with Advanced Microgrid Solutions (AMS), a clean tech energy storage company in a public-private partnership to install the largest network of energy storage systems at a public water agency in the nation. The new project …

The State Water Resources Control Board has permanently banned 100 of Shell Oil Company’s underground storage tank (UST) claims from the UST Cleanup Fund for allegedly claiming reimbursement through false or misleading statements on claim forms. The ban is part of a settlement agreement; the agreement also requires Shell to …