Mojave Water Agency Board Treasurer Dr. Kimberly Cox has been reappointed to the Lahontan Regional Quality Control Board by Governor Gavin Newsom. This appointment, which extends her service through September 2026, is pending Senate confirmation. Cox stated that she appreciates the Governor’s reappointment during this critical time of drought within …
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Final approval of a nationwide class action settlement with Monsanto Company, Pharmacia, LLC, Solutia, Inc., and Bayer arising from environmental contamination caused by PCBs was announced Monday. The $537.5 million settlement will provide cash payments to a class of 2,442 government entities across the country. “This settlement will provide funds …
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Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) has welcomed a new Director of Finance. Richard R. Aragon comes to CVWD with an extensive experience in water utility finance, including seven years as Assistant General Manager and the Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer for Rancho California Water District, Temecula. He most recently served as Senior …
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The Department of Water Resources (DWR) recently awarded $5 million in funding to seven emergency response agencies within the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to increase their ability to respond to flood emergencies. This funding will help to improve the emergency response efforts for first responders and help these communities prepare for …
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California is suing several companies for their role in manufacturing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred to as PFAS. The lawsuit alleges that these manufacturers, including 3M and DuPont, knew or should have known that PFAS are toxic and harmful to human health and the environment, yet continued to produce …
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Two environmental consulting firms, accused of conspiring with a laboratory to falsify invoices submitted to the State Water Resources Control Board’s Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund for reimbursement, have been fined and disqualified from future assistance programs. AdvancedGeo Inc., a Stockton-based company, paid a $230,000 penalty. Associated Soils Analysis Inc., …
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