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Martin L. Adams was appointed as general manager of the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (LADWP) earlier this week by the Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners. Adams, a 35-year veteran with LADWP, was as nominated to the post by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti in …

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 …

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 …

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has announced that approximately $48.3 million in funding is now available for the Riverine Stewardship Program. Final Guidelines and the Proposal Solicitation Package (PSP) for the Riverine Stewardship Program were released on July 1. The Riverine grant program supports the planning and implementation of …

The Twin Oaks Valley Water Treatment Plant (TOVWTP), operated by the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA), experienced a malfunction for some 15 hours on April 21-22. Ozone dosage levels in the plant fell below state-mandated levels when a valve failed to fully open. The state Division of Drinking Water …