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Two Southern California developers and a corporate officer could be penalized $1.9 million by the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board for reported violations of their construction stormwater general permit at a multi-use development in Rosemead, including the failure to retain a qualified stormwater manager to oversee inspections, maintenance, …

The Bureau of Reclamation has selected D-Sediment team as the winner of the Guardians of the Reservoir prize competition for their design solution to remove sediment deposits in reservoirs. The team, comprised of Michael Detering, Laura Backes and Joana Kueppers from Germany, developed the Sedimover technology for efficient 24/7 sediment …

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last week that nearly $2 million in research funding has been awarded to the University of California, Berkeley to develop a cost-benefit tool to support enhanced aquifer recharge (EAR) as a viable, safe, and cost-effective water management strategy. EAR is the practice of …

The Contra Costa Water District (CCWD) Board of Directors announced the selection of Assistant General Manager Rachel Murphy to become the new General Manager (GM) following the retirement of Steve Welch. Murphy is set to become the first woman to lead CCWD in the GM role. “The Board unanimously agreed …

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has increased the Algal Bloom warning at San Luis Reservoir in Merced County to a Danger Advisory. The state is also urging people to avoid physical contact with water and not eat fish or shellfish from the lake until further notice due to the …

The Mojave Water Agency and California Rural Water Association, in support of the Integrated Regional Water Management Plan, will offer three free classes this fall as part of their small water systems training series. Intermediate Water Math will be offered Sept. 28 from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Participants should have …