Earlier this week the Board of Directors for Western Municipal Water District (WMWD) appointed Steve Adams to Division 1. Adams’ appointment comes after the seat was left vacant by the passing of former Director Robert Stockton in May of this year. Adams was one of four candidates interviewed by WMWD’s …
Read More »CA-NV AWWA goes Virtual for Annual Fall Conference
The Governing Board of the American Water Works Association’s California-Nevada Section on Thursday, June 25 decided to make this year’s Annual Fall Conference (AFC Virtual) an online event on October 26-29, 2020. Speaking for the board, Executive Director and Board Secretary Sue Mosburg said, “We are excited to begin planning …
Read More »Dominguez Technology Center Receives Recycled Water Customer of the Year
Last week WateReuse California honored the Dominguez Technology Center in Carson, CA for partnering on a project with West Basin Municipal Water District (West Basin) and other local agencies to convert its landscape irrigation system to use recycled water, saving more than 40 million gallons of drinking water per year. …
Read More »Reclamation provides $3.3 million to 52 WaterSMART Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects
The Bureau of Reclamation has selected 52 projects in 13 states in the West to share $3.3 million in WaterSMART grants for small-scale water efficiency improvements. These projects deliver on the Department of the Interior and Reclamation’s commitment to support local entities as they plan for and implement actions to …
Read More »Developer to Pay Penalty for Stormwater Violations
The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board announced a settlement has been reached with Lewis Land Developers for violating a construction stormwater general permit at a 122-acre project in Placer County that led to an uncontrolled discharge of sediment and stormwater into a nearby ravine. Lewis Land Developers has …
Read More »Water Main Installation Begins in Redondo Beach
Cal Water has announced that a water infrastructure upgrade in Redondo Beach will begin July 6 and is expected to be completed by August. The project includes the installation of 1,790 feet of new 8-inch PVC water main in the 2300 to 2600 blocks of Ripley Avenue, the 2300 to …
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