The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) held a joint open house with the City of Burbank last week at an active LADWP construction site so area businesses and residents could learn about the water infrastructure project taking place in their community. The River Supply Conduit 7 (RSC7) …
Read More »Reclamation Awards $3.5 Million for 19 Projects That Will Inform Water Management Decisions
The Bureau of Reclamation announced that 19 projects have been selected to receive $3.5 million in WaterSMART Applied Science Grants to develop tools and information that will inform and support water management decisions. WaterSMART Applied Science Grants provide funding to non-Federal entities for the development of tools and information to …
Read More »John Brasil Dairies Agrees to Pay $108,608 for Dumping Dairy Wastewater on Cropland
Late last month the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Board) announced that a settlement has been reached with a Turlock dairyman for violating waste discharge requirements. John Brasil Dairies has agreed to pay $108,608 for having dumped dairy wastewater onto cropland twice. Both discharges occurred in 2019 and …
Read More »District Program Offers Free Water Saving Kits
West Basin Municipal Water District (West Basin), a wholesale water agency that serves nearly one million people in 17 cities and unincorporated areas in Los Angeles County has launched a new water savings device and rebate program. The Change & Save program is designed to assist communities in West Basin’s service …
Read More »BLM Reaffirms Cadiz Water Project Can Construct in Railroad Right-of-Way
The United States Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has issued a letter to Cadiz Inc. reaffirming that the Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery and Storage Project’s proposed use of the existing ARZC right-of-way for its conveyance pipeline and related railroad improvements will further a railroad purpose and that the Project …
Read More »CVWD Borrows $59 Million from EPA for Stormwater Control
The Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed a $59 million loan Friday to help finance two key stormwater projects. The money was made available through the EPA’s Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA). CVWD will have 35 years to pay back the loan …
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