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Governor Gavin Newsom announced last week the appointment of Amelia Yana Garcia Gonzalez as California’s Secretary for Environmental Protection after Secretary Jared Blumenfeld steps down in September. Garcia Gonzalez previously served in various leadership roles at CalEPA focused on environmental justice and tribal affairs. “Yana’s deep connection to communities, her …

State Water Project and Conservation Highlight Event The 16th Annual Southern California Water Conference hosted by the Building Industry Association of Southern California was held on Friday at the Ontario Doubletree Hotel.  The event focused on issues of water supply and conservation measures and was attended by elected officials, water …

Padre Dam Municipal Water District’s longtime Board member and Board Vice President James Peasley passed away on August 2.  Board President Bill Pommering shares, “I have been honored to work with Jim for over a decade. Our community has lost a friend and a champion of serving the water needs …

The Bureau of Reclamation is launching a new prize competition seeking new and improved ground-based precipitation devices. These devices should be reliable, accurate, low maintenance, and able to operate in remote areas in extreme weather conditions. The Counting Every Drop Challenge is a two-phase prize competition totaling up to $300,000 …

Cadiz Inc. announced Friday that it will dedicate 5,000 acre-feet of water per year to the Salton Sea Authority and Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (“Torres Martinez Tribe”), and that the Company will provide up to $5 million to install pipeline infrastructure and well treatment technology on tribal lands. Cadiz …

Helix Water District announced this week that it selected Brian Olney to be the organization’s new general manager, effective September 1, 2022. Olney was appointed to Helix’s Director of Water Quality and System Operations position in 2016 and to the Assistant General Manager position in 2021. He has 28 years …