After more than a decade since the discovery of petroleum product leakage was discovered at a former bulk fueling business, the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (CVRWQCB) has fined Washoe Fuel Inc. (aka Allied Washoe) $660,521. The company’s failure to clean up the leakage has caused chronic harm …
Read More »ASCE Awards Orange County Sanitation with Wastewater Treatment Project of the Year Recognition
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) recently recognized Orange County Sanitation District’s as the Wastewater Treatment Project of the Year. The award was presented at the 2019 ASCE OC Branch Awards Dinner held in late February at the City National Grove of Anaheim. Publicly known as the State College …
Read More »San Juan Capistrano Selects Santa Margarita Water District to Provide City’s Water and Sewer Services
After an extended competitive process, the San Juan Capistrano City Council voted unanimously earlier this week to enter exclusive negotiations to transfer the city’s to Santa Margarita Water District (SMWD). SMWD staff will now begin working with city of San Juan Capistrano staff to develop a negotiated agreement the two …
Read More »Confluence Highlights the Upcoming 2019 AWWA-CNS 2019 Spring Conference
The upcoming 2019 American Water Works Association, California-Nevada Section’s (AWWA-CNS) Spring Conference features four days of tours, meetings, training, technical sessions, receptions, competitions, exhibits by various vendors and the opportunity to learn from and share with your water peers. The conference, themed “Confluence 2019 Where Policy, Operations and Management Converge”, …
Read More »CWEA Recognizes Coachella Water with Seven Awards; Seeks Nominations for Emerging Leaders
California Water Environment Association (CWEA) sponsors a number of award competitions throughout the year and 2018 was a noteworthy year for Riverside County’s Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD). CVWD earned seven awards from the Colorado River Basin Section (CORBS) of CWEA in 2018. These awards for work conducted in 2018 …
Read More »Metropolitan Water District Seats Three New Directors
Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California seated three new directors earlier this week representing the cities of Fullerton and Santa Ana, and the Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA). MWD is governed by a 38-member Board of Directors, representing each of the district’s 26-member agencies. Each member agency is represented …
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