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On Tuesday, the Milpitas City Council is expected to vote on a proposed water rate increase. The council heard the original proposal in early October. Should the council pass the proposal, residents would see varying rate increases totally 57 percent over a period of time: · Phase I: January 1, 2016 …

Brown and Caldwell, the largest engineering consulting firm dedicated to the United States environmental sector, was recently recognized for their rehabilitation of the Orange County Sanitation District’s aging infrastructure. The firm upgraded two sewer force mains in Newport Beach, along a stretch of Pacific Coast Highway. The 60-year-old iron pipe …

With the authorization of its board, the Otay Water District’s general manager has entered into a Letter of Intent with Cadiz Inc. to purchase 5,000 acre-feet of water per year from the Cadiz Valley Water Project. To get the process going, the water agency filled a California Environmental Quality Act …

The Los Angeles Times held a forum in Clovis to discuss water conservation throughout the state. In a panel on the state’s agriculture, Peter King, senior correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, and Karen Ross, Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, discussed agriculture and the impact the California drought is having on …

Last week, Governor Jerry Brown addressed the United Nations climate summit attendees to talk about the California drought during a panel. During his address, he cited the California drought as an effect of climate change. “Drought is an example of bad things to come. Droughts have been going in California for thousands of years. …

The Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), has entered into a $2.4 million settlement agreement with the State Water Resources Control Board for violating a number of water regulations at Los Angeles International Airport, Ontario International Airport and Van Nuys Airport. According to the State Water Resources Control Board, LAWA was …