Metropolitan Water District’s Board of Directors is inviting the public to help shape its search for a new general manager through participation in two virtual meetings to be held from 6-7 p.m. on Nov. 19, and from 10-11 a.m. on Nov. 21. “The selection of a general manager is one …
Read More »Elsinore Valley Receives Grant for Hazard Mitigation Plan
Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District (EVMWD) recently announced they have received a $125,000 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to go towards the development of a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. FEMA’s Pre-Disaster Mitigation grant program provides funding assistance for states, tribal governments, territories, and local communities to implement …
Read More »O’Dowd to head Salton Sea Authority
G. Patrick O’Dowd has announced that he will be leaving the Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) Board of Directors after serving for six years and will be joining the Salton Sea Authority as Executive Director. “It’s been a privilege to serve on the CVWD board,” said O’Dowd. “My time on …
Read More »Western Once Again Recognized for Health Achievement by American Heart Association
Western Municipal Water District (WMWD) has once again received the American Heart Association’s (AHA) 2020 Gold Level “Workplace Achievement Index” designation. WMWD is one of 776 organizations that completed the Index assessment this year, evaluating the time period of July 30, 2019 to June 30, 2020. Of the organizations that …
Read More »City of LA – LADWP CARES Utility Grant Program Opens to Residents
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has announced a new grant program that provides Los Angeles City residents with a one-time grant of up to $500 who have been financially impacted through the loss of their job or who have otherwise experienced income loss in their household due …
Read More »Industrial facility in Garden Grove penalized $1.14 million for soil, groundwater contamination
Cham-Cal Engineering Co. and Western Avenue Associates, L.P. have been slapped with a $1.14 million penalty by the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board for failing to comply with a 2016 Cleanup and Abatement Order. Cham-Cal, the operator and owner of a facility in Garden Grove that manufactures commercial …
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