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The Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County (LAC) recently recognized 391 companies for being “good corporate citizens” for the year 2018. This recognition, now in its 23rd year, recognizes companies in LAC and its unincorporated areas within the county for having met their limits for wastewater discharge for at least …

The Camp Fire in the community of Paradise and other locations in Butte County cut a wide swatch of destruction in the rural community. It is regarded as the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history. At least 85 perish in the fire storm and it destroyed 18,804 structures. …

The California State Senate voted on Thursday, Sept. 5 to confirm to appointees to the State Water Resources Control Board.  Sean Maguire was appointed late last year by former Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. prior to Gov. Brown’s departure from office. Laurel Firestone was appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom earlier …

Western Municipal Water District (WMWD) Board of Directors approved a Capital Improvement and Facilities Plan for the coming fiscal year (2019-2020) and has also developed an innovative blueprint to guide work on 93 capital projects District-wide through 2024. The plan sets capital priorities for the current year while forecasting project …

Sixty-three projects throughout the western United States have been selected to share in $4.1 million from the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) for small-scale water efficiency and reliability grants. Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects are part of Reclamation’s WaterSMART Program. Through WaterSMART, Reclamation works cooperatively with states, tribes, and local entities as …

As part of awarding $3.4 million to 19 tribes across the western United States, the Bureau of Reclamation has provided $1,499,350 to nine California tribes for technical assistance to develop, manage, and protect their water and related resources. The funding will be provided to the tribes as grants or cooperative …