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Rowland Water District has put together a variety of virtual education programs for the area schools to engage teachers and students with creative water activities, innovative curriculum, and virtual classroom field trips. The District has spent the last several months coordinating the effort in response to the coronavirus pandemic. “We …

In response to lower water sales and concerns about the financial impacts of COVID-19 on its member agencies and the public, the board of directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California today voted to approve a cost-cutting plan to reduce district expenditures. The cuts will save about $11.7 …

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the addition of the Orange County North Basin Site to the National Priorities List (NPL), sometimes referred to as the Superfund List. The site includes parts of Anaheim, Fullerton and Placentia, and is part of the larger Orange County Groundwater Basin (Basin) …

Garberville Sanitary District has agreed to pay $40,000 to the State Water Resources Control Board after violating a 2012 Cease and Desist Order by repeatedly selling unauthorized bulk water. During an investigation prompted by complaints from local residents, staff found the district violated both provisions of the order between 2017-2019, …

Helix Water District recently celebrated the replacement of the wood dock at Lake Jennings, the district’s reservoir and recreation facility in Lakeside. The new dock is reinforced concrete encapsulating a solid polystyrene core, which makes the dock float. The dock also boasts numerous safety features including: nonskid concrete surface enhanced …

Master’s Coffee and Water Service announced it has acquired Hesperia’s PureRite Drinking Water.  The move follows the purchase of Glacier Pure Riverside last year. These acquisitions make Master’s the largest locally owned bottled water provider in California’s Inland Empire region. Master’s will offer coffee products and services to PureRite’s approximately …