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Even though the most imminent danger at the current time are the wildfires that are raging throughout California, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) recently issued notice urging Californians to be proactive and prepare for flooding as the winter storm season quickly approaches. Much like the preparations that state …

Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) has recently earned a 2019 Platinum Award for Utility Excellence award from the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA). AMWA is an organization of the largest publicly owned water utilities in the U.S. CVWD is one of only two agencies across the U.S. to earn …

Natural Resources Defense Council’s (NRDC) Tracy Quinn and Glendale City Councilman Vartan Gharpetian recently joined the Board of Directors for Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Quinn succeeds Mark Gold, who served as a NRDC director since April 2016. Gharpetian replaces Zareh Sinanyan, who represented the Glendale City Council on …

The Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District (USGVMWD) has returned home from the WaterSmart Innovations Conference in Las Vegas with its first WaterSense Partner of the Year Award for its water waste promotional efforts in 2018. The Monrovia-based water district received one of 25 WaterSense awards for its efforts …

The Water Environment Federation’s (WEF) 92nd annual technical exhibition and conference (TEC), held Sept. 24 at McCormick Place in Chicago, has honored the Orange County Water District (OCWD) as the Utility of the Future Today (UotFT). This award celebrates the achievements of water utilities that transform from the traditional wastewater …

A grand re-opening ceremony was held late last week in El Segundo to commemorate the re-opening of West Basin Municipal Water District’s (WBMWD) Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility (ECLWRF) Water Education Center. Congresswoman Grace Napolitano (D-32nd District- El Monte) served as the keynote speaker, with over 150 water industry …