Cadiz Inc. announced this week the appointment of Susan Kennedy to the Company’s Board of Directors. Kennedy brings more than 30 years of relevant public and private experience, including her roles as former Commissioner of the California Public Utilities Commission, former Chief of Staff and Cabinet Secretary to two California …
Read More »EMWD Offers Payment Assistance Programs
Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) is offering payment assistance programs for customers who may be facing financial difficulties with paying their water bills due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While the Governor’s Executive Order currently prohibits shutoffs for non-payment, once that order is lifted, many customers with significant balances due may …
Read More »Grantham named General Manager of Rancho California Water District
The Rancho California Water District (Rancho Water) Board of Directors announced at their March 11, 2021 board meeting that Robert Grantham had been selected as the new General Manager. Richard Aragon and Eva Plajzer, who have been acting as interim General Managers for the past five months, will continue in …
Read More »Westlands Awarded $1.6M Grant from Reclamation
Westlands Water District announced they have been awarded a $1,609,000 Water and Energy Efficiency grant from the Bureau of Reclamation. The grant is for the District’s Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Project, which will retrofit 760 manually read groundwater well meters with advanced, automated metering devices that can transmit data over …
Read More »Cal Water set to acquire Skylonda Mutual Water Co
Cal Water has signed an agreement to acquire the water system assets of Skylonda Mutual Water Company. Cal Water would serve Skylonda’s 176 customers through it’s Bear Gulch District which currently serves about 60,900 people through 18,900 service connections in Portola Valley, Woodside, Atherton, and portions of Menlo Park, Redwood City, …
Read More »Irvine Ranch WD launches new virtual tours
Irvine Ranch Water District has kicked off a new series of virtual events, featuring prerecorded tours and live presentations by IRWD water quality experts. The rotating series begins this week and will repeat in the fall: San Joaquin Marsh & Wildlife Sanctuary Virtual Tour: noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 17 …
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