At its January board meeting, Olivenhain Municipal Water District’s (OMWD) Board of Directors approved a two-year contract extension with 3 Phases Renewables, ensuring that OMWD is on track to use 100 percent renewable power at its water system facilities. 3 Phases Renewables estimates that in a single year, its current …
Read More »State Initiates Environmental Review for Proposed Delta Conveyance Project
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) recently released a Notice of Preparation (NOP) for a proposal to modernize water infrastructure in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, initiating environmental review in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The NOP, announcing the preparation of an environmental impact report (EIR) for the proposed …
Read More »District Posts List of Unclaimed Money
Attention current and former customers of Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD). You may be entitled to unclaimed money. Each year, EMWD posts a list of unclaimed monies, which are typically refunds associated with the closing of water accounts, water efficiency rebates or other fees. EMWD attempts to locate the current …
Read More »Repenning, Camacho Join MWD Board
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) announced last week two new directors representing the city of Los Angeles and Inland Empire Utilities Agency were seated on the board of directors. Heather Repenning will represent the city of Los Angeles on the board. Repenning was nominated by Los Angeles Mayor …
Read More »SB 998 Changes How Customers Receive Shut-Off Notifications
Beginning Feb. 1, 2020 water systems regulated by the Public Utilities Commission, or those supplying water to more than 3,000 customers annually will have to change how customers receive service shut-off notices. Other water systems with more than 200 service connections have until April 1, 2020. Signed into law in …
Read More »Reclamation ends decades of financial uncertainty for water and power users of the Central Valley Project
The Bureau of Reclamation today released the Central Valley Project Final Cost Allocation Study, which determines how to distribute costs of the multipurpose CVP facilities to project beneficiaries. Extending 400 miles through central California, the CVP is a multiuse water resources project that brings reliable water and power to farms …
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