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Some 2.4 million gallons of sewage has flowed into the Los Angeles River, beginning Monday afternoon, due to a broken pipe in downtown Los Angeles effectively closing both Long Beach and Seal Beach. Officials are hopefully they will be able to reopen both beaches on Thursday. Originally a sewage line …

The Bureau of Reclamation recently announced an additional increase in the water supply allocation to the Friant Division contractors of their Class 1 water from 65 to 75 percent. This allocation increase has been made possible by an agreement Reclamation negotiated with Friant Division contractors and others to exchange water …

State Supreme Court declines to block purchase  After a hard-fought battle advocates opposing the sale of five islands in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta lost their battle last Thursday when the state Supreme Court ruled that Southern California’s Metropolitan Water District (MWD) could proceed with the $175-million land purchase. A …

International toymaker Mattel, Inc. and West Basin Municipal Water District in El Segundo recently announced the completion of a joint project to facilitate the exclusive use of recycled water for irrigation purposes at Mattel’s El Segundo corporate campus. By using West Basin’s locally produced recycled water for irrigation, Mattel and …

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has issued a notice urging the public to avoid a large algal boom that has developed in Pyramid Lake in Los Angeles County.  The public is being advised to avoid body contact with the lake’s water, its scum and any mist. Algal blooms …

Petition signing drives to be held at nine sites statewide  Protect California Food will be holding community education and petition signing drives this Saturday, July 16, calling on Gov. Jerry Brown and the State Water Resources Control Board to halt the use of recycled oil field wastewater in irrigating California’s …