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Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) Board Director Phil Paule, who represents the Winchester, French Valley and the southwest Moreno Valley areas, was selected as the new President of EMWD’s Board of Directors last week. Paule has served on EMWD’s Board of Directors since 2007 and was most recently its Vice …

South Coast Water District is one step closer towards construction of the Doheny Ocean Desalination Project. Nearly $12 million has been appropriated for the project by Congress in the 2021 federal spending bill signed into law last month. “The District is grateful to our champions in Congress and would like …

Municipal and Industrial Water Rate-setting Policy for Central Valley Project water contractors were finalized earlier this week by the Bureau of Reclamation. The rate-setting policy reflects the recovery of the federal investment for construction, operation and maintenance of the CVP for M&I water users. It provides the methodology for costs …

Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) has received a $25 million authorization to support its desalination program through the recently passed Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) that was signed into law in late December 2020.  The recent WRDA passage increases Federal funding support for EMWD’s South Perris Desalination Program from $25 …

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Corps Water Infrastructure Financing Program (CWIFP) received funding for the first time ever in the Fiscal 2021 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act signed into law by President Donald J. Trump as part of the Fiscal 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act. …

Westlands Water District has announced the donation of 4.61 acres of land to the City of Mendota for the planned Rojas Pierce Park Expansion. The land will support Phase 2 of the expansion which will include two soccer fields, an additional restroom and concession building, and sports field lighting, as …