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American Water, the largest publicly traded water and wastewater utility company in the United States, is currently accepting applications for its annual Environmental Grant Program, which provides funds for community-based environmental projects that work to improve, restore or protect watersheds, surface water and groundwater supplies. Participants in California, Illinois, Indiana, …

For more than 20 years, oilfield wastewater has been used in the Central Valley as a means of producing crops, such as oranges and grapes. Now that the California drought is in its fifth year, people in the Central Valley are considering using oilfield wastewater as potential drinking water. As it is, 15 …

The highly anticipated El Nino began hitting California and other parts of the western United States this week. The heavy snow and rain have been a both a blessing and a curse. The extreme drought that is hitting other parts of the world has the United Nations planning for humanitarian efforts across …

On Thursday, Governor Jerry Brown outlined his proposed budget for the 2016-2017 fiscal year. Although Brown has set aside a one-time sum of $323 million to address the California drought, some water experts believe more could be done. “…much more must be done to address California’s antiquated and dysfunctional water management …

To help diversify water supplies in the Inland Empire, Nestle has partnered with the Cucamonga Valley Water District to build a groundwater treatment project. The $4.7 million project will receive $1 million from Nestle over the next eight years. The water agency is responsible for managing, constructing and operating the …

Because the California drought has had a significant impact in the Central Valley, emergency programs for affected workers are popping up across the region. Tulare County, in particular, has seen an increase in needed assistance since the California drought came to fruition. Tulare County alone has seven emergency rent assistance agencies, eight bill payment …