South Orange County’s Moulton Niguel Water District (MNWD) is continuing its quest for excellence in many areas including customer service, innovation and environmental/economic and has been honored for these achievements. Most recently, MNWD was honored by Government Technology, an ATT&T program, as part of its 2019 Special Districts Program. The …
Read More »Palo Alto Opens New $30 Million Sewage Sludge Processing Facility
A new 10,000-square-foot sewage sludge processing facility open earlier this week in Palo Alto to accommodate all the equipment and controls necessary to dewater and process the sludge which will dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, eliminate a hazardous waste stream and reduce the city’s energy costs. The new site will …
Read More »Congressman Josh Harder Presses for Answers Regarding TCE Water Contamination in Ripon
Pointing to the recent closure of a local drinking water well and claiming an increase in local childhood cancers, Congressman Josh Harder (D- 10th District-Modesto) has asked both state and regional water boards for answers after residents voiced concerns about the Trichloroethylene (TCE) contamination of the city’s water supply, including …
Read More »City of San Clemente Wins 8th Annual Wyland National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation
A water-efficient demonstration garden – or pocket park – has earned the city of San Clemente the 8th Annual Wyland National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation. Each April, cities across the nation compete in the Wyland National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation. This noteworthy, month-long competition encourages people from coast-to-coast …
Read More »Both DWR and California State Water Board Issue Annual Warnings Regarding Waterborne Illnesses
‘Tis the season – for algal blooms, E. coli and warnings for waterborne illnesses. As the summer season begins to warm temperatures throughout the state, the risks of waterborne illnesses become an anticipated part of the landscape. Californians – and those visiting the Golden State for summer vacations and recreation …
Read More »Irrigation with Closed-Loop Dripline Recycling Furthered by $2 Million from CalRecycle To Netafim
A $2.01 million award from the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) will fund the expansion of Fresno-based Netafim’s closed-loop recycling operation to collect, shred, wash, and pelletize an additional 9,612 tons per year of used irrigation tubing at the end of the material’s useful life. The grant …
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