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West Basin Municipal Water District recently announced the promotion of Edward J. (E.J.) Caldwell to the role of Assistant General Manager. Caldwell has been a West Basin employee for the past 16 years, and has held titles of Interim General Manager, Manager of Water Policy and Resource Development, and Government …

California American Water recently announced the acquisition of Warring Water Services, Inc., a privately owned water utility in Piru, California for $4.6 million. Approximately 634 homes and businesses served by Warring Water Services will now be served by California American Water’s Ventura County District. The Warring Water Service system is …

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 …