The Draft Environmental Impact Report (DIER) for a proposed new Lake Perris emergency release facility has been released by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR). The DIER will be circulated for a total of 45 days for public review. Comments on the DEIR must be received between now and …
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Roger D. Mann, an employee of HS Aqua, LLC, in Ventura County has been arrested for allegedly filing fraudulent laboratory reports to the State Water Board. The State Water Resource Control Board’s (SWRCB) Division of Drinking Water, in collaboration with the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office issued felony and misdemeanor …
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The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) released a new, updated proposal on Thursday that seeks significant increases in flows to three state rivers – the Stanislaus, Tuolumne and Merced rivers – to the detriment of farmers in the San Joaquin Valley. The SWRCB is proposing to increase flows to …
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According to the nonprofit advocacy organization, Environmental Integrity Project (EIP), more than 55,000 California residents are receiving public water that contains unsafe levels of arsenic. Arsenic occurs naturally in the soil and groundwater in some parts of California. A new report, “Arsenic in California Drinking Water” from EIP suggests that …
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An August 2015, $44- million proposed class-action settlement between the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and its ratepayers stated that customers would be receiving a refund or credit by June 2016. But, payments have been repeatedly delayed and Consumer Watchdog, a non-profit consumer advocacy group, has now …
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California’s high Sierra has experienced just a bit of winter in the waning days of – summer? Yosemite National Park had snow flurries at both Tioga Pass and Tuolumne Meadows on Monday as did the high elevation of 9,000 feet in the Lake Tahoe area. Some four inches of snow …
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