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Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD), which services part of the Inland Empire, has installed filtered water fill-up stations throughout their service area. According to EMWD, the move is designed to provide their customers with access to safe, clean drinking water. Customers are encouraged to take reusable water bottles to the …

As Congress negotiates the omnibus spending bill, legislators are beginning to question the policy riders that are showing up in the bill. Republicans have tried to remove Democrats’ policy riders that would protect the EPA’s Endangered Species Act. Republicans argue that the Endangered Species Act puts fish before people. On …

The California drought has left many cities in California wondering where their water supply in the future will come from. For months, Pismo Beach, located in San Luis Obispo County, contemplated a building moratorium. On Tuesday, the Pismo Beach City Council decided to move forward with a three-tier building moratorium as a …

Although El Nino is expected to bring torrential rain to California, the State Water Project (SWP), who supplies 29 public water agencies, will provide agencies with 10 percent of their water needs. That number could vary, depending on the amount of rain and snowpack from El Nino. The agencies that rely on the …

Residents in the wealthy neighborhood of North Tustin Hills are facing new water restrictions after failing to meet their mandatory water reduction rate. Residents missed the mark by almost six percent. As a means of reaching Governor Jerry Brown’s mandatory water cutbacks, the Golden State Water District, a private water …

Under Governor Jerry Brown’s state of emergency, in response to the California drought, residents across the state were ordered to conserve water. Although the state, as a whole, has conserved 27.1 percent in the last five months, October’s numbers failed to meet the Governor’s 25 percent conservation threshold. Instead, California saved …