The Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District (EVMWD) Board of Directors recently announced the selection of a new general manger. Greg Thomas joins EVMWD as a seasoned leader specializing in engineering, construction, operations and maintenance. Thomas most recently served as the general manager for the Rincon Del Diablo Municipal Water District …
Read More »CA Disability Services Association Honors Walnut Valley Water District With 2019 Star Award
Walnut Valley Water District (WVWD) was recently honored by the California Disability Services Association (CDSA) who presented them with the 2019 Star Award in recognition of the district’s OPARC Maintenance Program. OPARC is a nonprofit agency based in Montclair that serves more than 800 developmentally disabled adults in Southern California …
Read More »LADWP’s Summer Job Shadowing Program Graduates 16 Students from Six Area High Schools
Sixteen high school students recently completed a Summer Youth Program (SYP) with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) whereby the participated the work/study program where they were paid $15.23 per hour in a job shadowing role. The partnership between the LADWP and Los Angeles Unified School District …
Read More »Christiana Daisy Appointed as Executive Manager of Engineering/Assistant GM at IEUA
Licensed professional civil engineer Christiana Daisy has been appointed as Executive Manager of Engineering/Assistant General Manager at Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA). In her new role Daisy will direct and participate in the development of short- and long-term goals and objectives consistent with IEUA’s strategic plan and annual business plan, …
Read More »Superior Court Judge Dismisses Challenge to Western Municipal Water District’s Water Rate Structure
Thanks to a recent ruling by Superior Court Judge Daniel A. Ottolia a legal challenge against Western Municipal Water District’s (WMWD) water rate structure has been dismissed. Two petitioners from one Riverside-area home filed a petition for a writ of mandate in April 2018 asking a Riverside County court to …
Read More »Attorney Alan Lilly Selected as State Water Board’s First Administrative Hearings Officer
Assembly Bill 747, by Assemblymember Anna Caballero (D-District 12-Salinas) and approved last September by then Governor Jerry Brown, is the legislation that created a new Administrative Hearings Office within the State Water Resources Control Board. On Thursday, the State Water Resources Control Board announced the appointment of veteran water rights …
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