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Though technically not a party to the lawsuit, Nestle Waters North America is probably quietly celebrating their good fate. Earlier this week a California federal judge ruled in favor of the U.S. Forest Service and the fact that has continued to allow Nestle to pump gallons of water from Strawberry …

This week the California Water Association announced that Governor Jerry Brown signed the last of three bills they sponsored that strengthen customer protections in the Water Code and Public Utilities Code. Assembly Bill 1180 (C. Garcia) directs the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to evaluate the potential for repealing a …

A part of the San Joaquin River Restoration Program will now allow Porterville area landowners to take surface water diversions in lieu of pumping groundwater thereby allowing the aquifer to passively recharge as well as slowing groundwater overdraft in the system. The Bureau of Reclamation released a Final Environmental Assessment/Initial …

The remediation of a trichloroethylene (TCE) groundwater plume in Ontario (California), that has affected the groundwater supplies of area residents, is now set for cleanup and abatement following the adoption of a settlement agreement by the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board. The cleanup order was issued to the …

Cadiz Inc. has announced that the company’s Water Conservation, Recovery & Storage Project (Cadiz Water Project), based in California’s high desert, has earned the support of the California Chamber of Commerce (CalChamber), the state’s largest business advocacy group. The Cadiz Water Project is a public-private partnership with local water providers …

The Soberanes Fire, raging across California’s Big Sur coast, has now exceeded $200 million in cost to fight and the most recent estimates are that it is 71 percent contained. According to a recent California Interagency Incident Management Team, unfavorable weather conditions and strong northwest winds, carried embers across one …