Michelle Reimers, Turlock Irrigation District’s (TID) current assistant general manager of External Affairs, has recently been select by the irrigation district’s Board of Director to serve as TID’s next general manager, effective Jan. 2, 2020. Reimers will the seventh general manager in TID’s history succeeding Casey Hashimoto. “The Board believes …
Read More »Santa Clarita Valley Water Shares Disaster Plans for Short and Long-Term Emergencies
In light of the many fires and other disaster events in California, plus the ever-evolving realities of climate change, Santa Clarita Valley Water (SCVW) has reviewed its operational plan in the event of an emergency and recently shared it with the district’s customers. A seven-point plan has been developed should …
Read More »New Office Manager Appointed for Reclamation’s Central Valley Operations Office
Kristin White has been appointed as operations manager for the Bureau of Reclamation’s California-Great Basin Region’s Central Valley Operations (CVO) office in Sacramento. White will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day water and power operations of Reclamation’s Central Valley Project (CVP), one of the world’s premier water storage and delivery …
Read More »CA-NV American Water Works Association Announces New Executive Director and New Board Chair
The recent 2019 Annual Fall Conference and Board Meeting of the California-Nevada Section of the American Water Works Association (CA-NV AWWA) concluded with two new leaders for the non-profit association. The annual meeting was held October 21 to 24 in San Diego. Prior to the three-day conference the association endorsed …
Read More »AMWA Presents 2019 Gold Award for Exceptional Utility Performance to Orange County WD
The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies’ (AMWA) recently presented its 2019 Gold Award for Exceptional Utility Performance to the Orange County Water District (OCWD) at the association’s Executive Management Conference in Newport, RI. The honor was bestowed by a distinguished panel of peer judges for OCWD’s significant contribution to the …
Read More »Diamond Valley Lake’s East Dam Named in Honor of Metropolitan Water’s Carl Boronkay
Officials, family members and former water colleagues of Carl Boronkay on Oct. 16 gathered at Diamond Valley Lake’s East Dam to unveil a plaque dedicating the Carl Boronkay East Dam at the Hemet lake in honor of Metropolitan Water District’s (MWD) former general manager and general counsel. Boronkay is regarded …
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