Earlier this week the board of directors for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California unanimously reelected Gloria D. Gray as chairwoman. She will begin her second two-year term on Jan. 1, 2021. Gray has represented West Basin Municipal Water District on Metropolitan’s board since 2009 and was first elected by …
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President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order earlier this week that formally establishes an interagency Water Subcabinet seeking to modernize water management and infrastructure. The order titled “The Executive Order on Modernizing America’s Water Resource Management and Water Infrastructure,” promotes water infrastructure projects and lists water supply and storage among top …
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The San Diego and Imperial County Chapter of the American Public Works Association has named Olivenhain Municipal Water District’s (OMWD) Recycled Water Pipeline Extension 153A as a 2020 Project of the Year at its virtual awards event last month. The pipeline connected the Surf Cup Sports youth soccer fields in …
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The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) recently announced Google LLC as the 2020 Recycled Water Customer of Year for their ground-breaking use of recycled water at their Google Spruce Goose facility in Playa Vista, Calif. The privately-owned facility in Los Angeles began using 25 percent recycled water …
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The Bureau of Reclamation’s California-Great Basin Region’s Division of Resources Management Office has announced Adam Nickels as the new Resources Manager. This division provides inter-disciplinary services for the region and its area offices, including expertise on water rights, water service contracts, Reclamation Reform Act, Native American Affairs, real estate, land …
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A merger between two century-old irrigation districts, Byron-Bethany Irrigation District (BBID) and West Side Irrigation District (WSID) has been completed. The merger had been in the works since 2016, when both districts first voted to move forward and BBID began managing WSID operations. “This is the culmination of several years …
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