Following several days of heavy rain in March 2018, the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (CCRWQCB) conducted an inspection on March 23 of Merced Hospitality, Inc.’s Lexington Inn & Suites construction site in Scotts Valley. There they found an unauthorized discharge of sediment and other materials to Carbonera …
Read More »San Francisco High Schoolers Welcome Another Year to Learn about Water, Water Infrastructure
San Francisco Unified School District’s John O’Connell High School (JOHS) students have welcomed the 2019-20 school year with the opportunity to learn about water and wastewater infrastructure. Thanks to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) and its social impact partners and private contracting firms, Stantec and McMillen Jacobs, the …
Read More »Transparency certificate of excellence awarded to Contra Costa WD
The Contra Costa Water District received the District Transparency Certificate of Excellence by the Special District Leadership Foundation (SDLF) in recognition of its outstanding efforts to promote transparency and good governance. “This award is a testament to Contra Costa Water District’s commitment to open government,” said, Jerry Brown, General Manager. …
Read More »CDFW Seeks Information for Listing of Northern California Summer Steelhead as Endangered Species
Should the Northern California Summer Steelhead be listed as an endangered species? That’s a question being considered by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). The agency is now seeking information from the public relevant to the proposed listing of the fish. The Friends of the Eel River submitted …
Read More »Kathleen Tiegs Elected to CA Special Districts Association Board of Directors for 2020-2022 Term
Long-time Cucamonga Valley Water District (CVWD) Board Member Kathleen J. Tiegs was recently elected for the 2020-2022 term with the California Special Districts Association (CSDA) Board of Directors. CVWD strives to maintain a leadership role within industry trade groups in order to have an influence on legislative and regulatory issues. …
Read More »San Benito County Now Included in Central Coast’s Free Well Testing Program
The Central Coast Regional Water Quality Board (CCRWQB) has expanded its free domestic wells testing program for domestic water to Central Coast residents in San Benito County. Since first introduced by CCRWQB in 2017, the program has tested more than 450 domestic wells in San Luis Obispo and Monterey counties. …
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