Allison Febbo has been named the next General Manager for Westlands Water District (Westlands). Febbo will be the first woman to serve as Westlands General Manager. “We are thrilled to welcome Allison Febbo to the Westlands Water District team,” said Jeff Fortune, Board President. “Allison is a pragmatic, collaborative leader …
Read More »EPA proposes PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation
Earlier this month the EPA announced a new rule to establish legally enforceable levels for six PFAS in drinking water. The proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for six PFAS including perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA, commonly known as …
Read More »Eastern receives award for recycled water retrofit project
Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) has been honored by the national WateReuse Association with its Award for Excellence for its innovative recycled water retrofit and landscape transformation at The Lakes at Hemet West community. For The Lakes at Hemet West retrofit, park management had sought to bring recycled water to …
Read More »Gallo Winery agrees to pay penalty for wastewater discharge
E. & J. Gallo Winery has agreed to pay a penalty of $378,668 in connection with an Aug. 9, 2021, discharge into the Merced River of more than 90,000 gallons of wastewater mixed with irrigation well water from the company’s Livingston winemaking facility. The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control …
Read More »Three join Metropolitan Water District board of directors
Three new directors representing the Municipal Water District of Orange County and Central Basin and West Basin municipal water districts have joined the board of directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Longtime Orange County water professional Karl W. Seckel succeeds Sat Tamaribuchi on Metropolitan’s 38-member board. Communications …
Read More »County of Riverside named Water Champion by Eastern Municipal WD
Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) has named the County of Riverside as its 2022 Water Champion for its ongoing commitment to partner on providing a more sustainable water supply future for the region. EMWD’s Water Champion Award is presented to those who show exemplary service in helping EMWD achieve its …
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