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Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) has welcomed a new Government and Regional Affairs Coordinator. Victoria Llort is the former Programs and Public Affairs Manager for Mission Springs Water District, Desert Hot Springs. She also worked as a strategy and policy advisor for County Supervisor V. Manuel Perez and interned in …

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is urging the public to avoid contact with water at San Luis Reservoir in Merced County until further notice due to blue-green algae (cyanobacteria). Boating is allowed, but swimming and other water-contact recreation and sporting activities are not considered safe due to potential adverse …

The need for Sacramento Delta Conveyance Project among topics highlighted. The 2021 Southern California Water Conference returned to the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, CA after a year of Covid restrictions on Friday.  Last year’s event was a strictly on-line Zoom event and this year’s participants voiced significant satisfaction that a …

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) in coordination with the State Water Resources Control Board, announced 10 small water systems in Tulare, Siskiyou, Shasta, Lake and Kern Counties will be receiving a combined $25 million in grant funding from the Small Community Drought Relief Program. The program assists communities that are …

More than two years after the agreement was signed, California Water Service received approval from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to acquire the water and wastewater systems serving the Preserve at Millerton. “We appreciate the diligence by the CPUC in reviewing this transaction and look forward to serving the …

The Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board has appointed Jayne Joy as its new executive officer. Joy replaces Hope Smythe, who devoted 37 years to the regional board and served as executive officer since 2017. “The board is very happy that Jayne will be our next executive officer,” said …