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First in the country project is approved by state water board  The board of directors and staff of West Valley Water District (WVWD) have announced the approval from the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) Division of Drinking Water permitting the operation of a Groundwater Wellhead Treatment System to remove …

Looking to resolve on-going debates and no less than seven lawsuits over the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Plan drafted by the Delta Stewardship Council (DSC), Sacramento Superior Court Judge Michael P. Kenny has upheld major segments of the plan but ruled that portions are inadequate. The DSC, a state agency, was …

Capitalizing on this year’s election fever the omnipresent Lawn Dude icon has reportedly thrown his hat in the ring with a clear and one-issue platform of “Conserve, Conserve, Conserve!” A creation of the Southern California Water Committee (SCWC) and Clear Channel Outdoor Americas (CCOA), Lawn Dude is a spunky ball …

With a vote of 9-0 the California Water Commission (CWC) has approved the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) regulations drafted by the Department of Water Resources (DWR) which will guide the creation of sustainability plans by local groundwater agencies. The SGMA, enacted by Gov. Jerry Brown in September 2014, creates …

Southern California’s Metropolitan Water District has been given the green light to move ahead in its purchase of 20,000 acres of land in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. A ruling by San Joaquin County Superior Court Judge Barbara Kronlund called a lawsuit by two Northern California counties to block the purchase …

On Wednesday, the State Water Resources Control Board voted to allow individual water agencies to propose water conservation standards based on their specific water supplies and anticipated local demand. The new ruling follows a four-year state-wide drought and previously state-imposed mandatory conservation standards. State Water Board Chair Felicia Marcus said …