Delta Advocates File Lawsuit Against Metropolitan Water District San Joaquin and Contra Costa counties were joined by Food & Water Watch, the Planning and Conservation League and the Central Delta Water Agency on Thursday in filing suit against Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California to block the agency’s proposed …
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Fifteen-year-old Enrique Arcilla has been chosen as the Mojave Water Agency’s (MWA) 2016 Essay Contest winner. His essay titled, “The Path to Sustainability” focused on a water-wise population in 2036 through efforts begun some 20 years earlier – in 2016. Arcilla’s essay, accompanied by a slide show, featured a fictional woman, “Jocelyn,” and followed her …
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In the next step toward a $175 million purchase of five agricultural islands in the Northern California Delta, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has signed a 103-page contract to purchase the land from Delta Wetlands Property (DWP). DWP is owned by Zurich Insurance Group, a financial services conglomerate. …
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Los Angeles County Supervisors last week considered two options intended to improve water supplies in the local area on an on-going basis. Supervisor Sheila Kuehl presented two motions, one focused on water-neutral developments or a water fee for new developments and the second which looks at tax options to pay …
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Western Municipal Water District (WMWD) is hosting its biennial (even years) Water-Wise Landscaping Contest for urban residential landscapes. WMWD began the contest in 2008 in an effort to promote water efficient landscaping and to obtain photographs of beautiful water efficient landscapes to inspire homeowners. Whereas the first contest covered only …
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Both the state’s Senate Finance and Governance Committee and the Assembly Local Government Committee voted last week to approve different versions of bills to reform the Central Basin Municipal Water District (CBMWD) headquartered in Commerce. Both bills seek to increase accountability within the agency following a history of poor leadership …
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