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The cities of Woodland and Davis, along with the University of California, Davis, recently celebrated with the opening of the new Woodland-Davis Water Treatment Plant. A ribbon-cutting ceremony brought together some 200 local leaders and residents to celebrate the joint effort of the two cities and the university. The $279-million …

Conference to review past water successes, prepare for future issues  Planners are at work putting the finishing touches on the tenth annual San Bernardino County Water Conference scheduled for Friday, August 12. The conference will be held from 8 a.m. to 12 noon preceded by a networking breakfast at 7 a.m. …

The Pico Rivera Planning Commission recently approved a conditional use permit (CUP) for a Groundwater Reliability Improvement Project (GRIP) and the plans presented by the Water Replenishment District (WRD) of Southern California to build a state-of-the-art, advanced water recycling facility on a 5.2-acre parcel in the northeast part of the …

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has been directed by the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act to identify best management practices (BMPs) for the sustainable management of ground water (SGM) basins. According to the SGM web site and pursuant to Water Code § 10729(d) DWR must publish on its “Internet Web …

Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD), located in Perris, (Riverside County) has been recently honored by the Government Finance Officers Association for Excellence in Financial Reporting.  This marks the 13th consecutive year that EMWD has earned this award. The Certificate of Achievement (COA) award was presented to EMWD’s Finance Department — Deputy …

The long-awaited hearings on the possibility and fate of the proposed California twin water tunnels have begun and the battles of water rights, endangered and declining fish, funding for the tunnels, the Delta’s fragile ecosystem, the balance of river water vs. salty inflows, farmers with fallowed fields and limited water …