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A rigorous scientific study plan to determine the effects of a proposed water supply project for Southern California was recently launched by Three Valleys Municipal Water District (TVMWD) to address critics’ concerns about whether pumping at the Cadiz Water Project in the Mojave Desert would impact the adjacent Bonanza Spring. …

As numerous fires rage through California due to epic winds, low humidity and tinder-dry brush, customers of California Water Service (Cal Water) who are faced with evacuations and damage and/or the destruction of their homes will welcome the news that the water agency has recently launched an emergency disaster relief …

Eastern Municipal Water District’s (EMWD) proposed Perris North Groundwater Program received a major boost with a $36.3 million grant from the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB). The proposed project is a long-term solution to improve groundwater quality in the North Perris Groundwater Basin, in the Moreno Valley area of …

The Bureau of Reclamation recently awarded two $500,000 in CALFED Water Use Efficiency grants to two California projects for what is expected to conserve approximately 4,000 acre-feet annually and improve infrastructure for fiscal year 2020.  Along with cost-share contributions, these projects at the Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District (SWID) and the South …

After 13 years of work, a plan to reduce nitrate contamination and salt build-up in the Central Valley’s groundwater and surface water supplies has come to fruition. Development of the Central Valley-wide Salt and Nitrate Management Plan, along with the stakeholder initiative Central Valley Salinity Alternatives for Long-Term Sustainability, began …

Thanks to the advance preparations of the El Dorado Irrigation District (EID) Board of Directors and the water agency’s dedicated staff, the more than 126,000 people in El Dorado County were ensured ongoing water and wastewater services during a recent power outage on Wednesday, Oct. 9. The power was shut …