Earlier this month the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) presented its Huell Howser Best in Blue Award to the Kings River Conservation District (KRCD) for its Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) Campaigns for the McMullin Area, North Fork Kings and South Fork Kings. KRCD utilized core messaging, design elements and …
Read More »Reclamation announces public comment period for 15 water service contracts
The Bureau of Reclamation proposes to execute 15 Central Valley Project interim renewal water service contracts for two-year terms to begin March 1, 2020. The existing interim renewal water service contracts will expire on Feb. 29, 2020. This announcement opens the public comment period. Public comments are due by Feb. …
Read More »Power Plant Project Wins Engineering Award
Haiwee Power Plant Penstock Replacement Project earns a prestigious award for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP). Through the joint collaboration of many groups to protect the area’s natural resources. This project was no small feat as all facilities and operations along the Los Angeles Aqueduct system …
Read More »Reclamation Selects Richard Welsh for New Position
Richard Welsh has been named Principal Deputy Regional Director of the Bureau of Reclamation. Reclamation is the largest wholesale water supplier in the United States, and the nation’s second largest producer of hydroelectric power. Its facilities also provide substantial flood control, recreation, and fish and wildlife benefits. This newly created …
Read More »Monte Vista Water District General Manager Mark Kinsey Retires, Justin Scott-Coe Succeeds Kinsey
Longtime water veteran Mark Kinsey, general manager at Monte Vista Water District (MVWD), retired as of Dec. 3 having served the Montclair-based agency for 21 years. During his tenure, Kinsey has overseen the significant growth and expansion of district’s water supplies and services. Kinsey was the visionary for the develop …
Read More »Cucamonga Valley Water District Informs Customers of Recent Data Breach
The Inland Empire-based Cucamonga Valley Water District (CVWD) recently began informed its customers of a breach of a website used by CVWD customers for one-time credit card payments. Although the Click2Gov web portal appears on CVWD’s website the portal is actually a third-party site and the server is maintained and …
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