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A former U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Investigator, Abel Salinas, was recently named as the new ethics officer for the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California. Salinas spent two decades the U.S. DOL where he led a variety of investigations. Salinas succeeds MWD General Auditor Gerald Riss, who has …

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti nominated Tracy Quinn to serve as a member of the Board of Directors for the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California. Quinn currently serves as the California Director of Water Efficiency for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Quinn is a graduate of Cornell …

California Representative Josh Harder (D-10th District-Modesto) and three other U.S. Representatives recently introduced legislation for a renewed Water Resources Research Amendments Act (WRRAA) which was originally passed in 1964 but expired in 2011. The WRRAA would create a water resources research institute in every state. The bill would reauthorize the …

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) released the Final 2018 Update to the California Water Plan earlier this week and the report highlights a vision for greater collaboration and alignment among water sectors and institutions. The update also details solid strategies and long-term investments needed for the sustainable management of …

An audit of the city of San Diego’s Public Utilities Department (PUD) and its installation of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) has revealed a project beset with problems since 2015. In 2012 the city’s (PUD) entered into a contract with a vendor to complete an AMI pilot project covering approximately 11,000 …

Wildlife officers at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) shut down an illegal marijuana grow in close proximity to the Atwell Island Recreational area. After serving the search warrant on the illegal marijuana grow south of the city of Alpaugh in Tulare County, a records check confirmed the …