Former ACWA Director of State Legislative Relations Wendy Ridderbusch has accepted the position of executive director at CalDesal, effective Dec. 1. Ridderbusch retired from ACWA in March, 2019 after 18 years of legislative advocacy on behalf of member agencies. Ridderbusch, ACWA’s lead registered lobbyist, was successful in building coalitions and …
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California Congressman Tom McClintock (CA-04) and 11 members representing western states introduced legislation designed to reform water policy in the west earlier this week. The bill, H.R 5217, streamlines water districts’ contact renewals, expedites water transfers and gives the Secretary of the Interior discretion to modify dam operations in the …
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The Soquel Creek Water District (SCWD) is celebrating the recent unanimous approval of a $50 million Prop 1 State Grant that was approved by the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) at their Nov. 19 meeting in Sacramento for the district’s Pure Water Soquel Groundwater Replenishment and Seawater Intrusion Prevention …
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The San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department (SLOPHD) has announced approximately 33,000 gallons of partially treated sewage has been released from the California Men’s Colony due to a mechanical malfunction at the prison’s wastewater treatment plant. The spill occurred last Thursday morning and was reported due to electrical fluctuation …
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California American Water (CAW) customers in the Geyserville and Larkfield service areas (Sonoma County) and who were evacuated for several days as part of the response to the Kincade fire, may have one less thing to worry about. CAW has activated its Customer Protection Program which designed to take stress …
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The Blue Forest Conservation, Camptonville Community Partnership, National Forest Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, Nevada City Rancheria, Sierra County, South Yuba River Citizens League, The United States Forest Service – Tahoe National Forest, and Yuba Water Agency now comprise the North Yuba Forest Partnership (NYFP) and are committed to prioritizing, planning, …
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