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Yuba Water Agency (YWA) General Manager Curt Aikens was honored last week by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Sacramento Section with the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award. The achievement award recognizes people who, through their innovative efforts and long-term involvement, have advanced or significantly contributed to the field of …

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 …

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 …

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 …