North Coast County Water District (NCCWD), headquartered in Pacifica, has announced the appointment of Adrianne Carr, PhD, as the district’s next general manager effective December 9. She has most recently served as a senior water resources specialist with the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA) since 2013. While …
Read More »Foster City Levee Improvement Project Receives Approval for BCDC Project
Although the Foster City levee improvement project is a year behind its original timeline, City Manager Jeff C. Moneda issued a press release late last week that shared the news of receiving an approved required permit from the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) for construction of the …
Read More »Multiple California American Water Offices Team Up with CA Legislators for “Operation Gobble”
Although millions of Californians lack sufficient resources to feed themselves on a regular basis, California American Water employees – and the employees of other water agencies — have partnered with many of the state’s legislators to provide a Thanksgiving meal to those who can’t afford one. “Operation Gobble” is a …
Read More »Western Municipal Water District Earns Excellence in Information Technology Practices Award
Congratulations Western Municipal Water District (WMWD)! The Riverside-based water district was recently awarded its ninth Excellence in Information Technology (IT) Practices Award from the Municipal Information Systems Association of California (MISAC) since 2008. The award was presented at a WMWD Board of Directors meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 6. MISAC was …
Read More »DWR Releases Initial Study/Proposed Mitigated Negative for Soil Investigations in the Delta
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) released an Initial Study/proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for soil investigations in the Delta earlier this week and has now announced they have extended the deadline for the comment period until January 15, 2020. The proposed Delta data collection, soil samples and surveys were …
Read More »Oroville Dam Rebuild One of Ten Outstanding Civil Engineering Projects Nominees by ASCE
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) recently released its list of nominees for the 2020 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA) award and the list includes the Oroville Dam rebuild. The only other California engineering projected of the list of Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement projects is the Salesforce Tower in …
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