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California Governor Jerry Brown recently recognized the Orange County Water District (OCWD) and 12 other California entities with 2017 Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Awards (GEELA). The award is presented to individuals, organizations and businesses that have demonstrated exceptional leadership and made notable, voluntary contributions to conserving California’s precious resources, …

The Bureau of Reclamation’s Commissioner Brenda Burman has appointed long-time water manager, Michael J. Ryan as Senior Advisor to the Commissioner. Ryan joined Reclamation in 1982 and has held a variety of positions with increasing responsibilities in his 35-plus-year tenure. “It is a great honor to be taking on this …

Natural Resources Secretary John Laird announced this week the appointment of Karla Nemeth as director of state’s Department of Water Resources (DWR). Nemeth’s new position is part of a restructuring of DWR’s executive team in order to help improve long-term planning and day-to-day management of key water programs, dam safety …

It was a vote of 324 to 49 on Jan. 9, 1918 that established the Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD). During the regular January meeting of the CVWD’s Board of Directors earlier this week, President John Powell Jr. and Vice President Cástulo Estrada unveiled a new CVWD logo in the …

The 2018 Lois B. Krieger Water Project Grants for Educators were announced earlier this week by Western Municipal Water District (WMWD) which will provide nearly $28,000 in grant funding for 33 teachers to support classroom water education projects. Founded in 1995, the grants were named for local water leader Lois …

The Press Enterprise’s Inland Empire Top Workplaces recently recognized East Valley Water District (EVWD) with honors as the first place Top Workplaces Award in the small company category for the second consecutive year. EVWD was also recognized as an Honorable Mention company in the small company category in 2015. The …