Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) has completed lead testing at all of the 111 public schools within its jurisdiction in response to Assembly Bill 746. AB 746 was signed into law by former Gov. Jerry Brown in October 2017, requiring all public educational facilities to conduct lead testing by July …
Read More »Independent, scientific evaluation of Cadiz Water Project validates groundwater management plan
An independent review and scientific evaluation of the proposed Cadiz Water Project in the Mojave Desert, commissioned by Three Valleys Municipal Water District (TVMWD) and Jurupa Community Services District (JCSD), has concluded that monitoring and mitigation measures for the project are “appropriate and protective” of the surrounding ecosystem. The project …
Read More »FEMA Approves $205 million for Oroville Spillways Work; DWR Hoping for Additional Funds
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) notified the Department of Water Resources (DWR) earlier this week that it has approved $205 million in federal funds to reimburse the state of California for costs related to the 2017 Oroville Dam spillways incident and some spillway reconstruction. FEMA had previously approved $128.4 …
Read More »Coachella Valley Water District Completes Phase 1 of Palm Desert Replenishment Facility
The recent completion of Phase 1 of the Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) Palm Desert Replenishment Facility marks a milestone in the district’s effort to mitigate historical groundwater level declines and improve groundwater quality primarily within the West Whitewater River Subbasin Area of Benefit of the Coachella Valley Basin. A …
Read More »Rep. Napolitano Presses Army Corps to Make Whittier Narrows Dam Their Highest Budgetary Priority
Due to the potential of massive flooding from a very large and rare storm, Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (D-32nd District-El Monte) has written the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers urging them to make the planning, design, and construction of dam safety repairs at Whittier Narrows Dam their highest budgetary priority. …
Read More »Water Chemistry Expert Tells Cadiz Water Project Review Board Opponent-Funded Springs Work Flawed
The Fenner Valley Water Authority (FVWA) has released a new analysis by water chemistry expert Dr. David K. Kreamer, a professor of Hydrology & Geosciences at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas critiquing two opposition-funded papers to the Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery and Storage Project. FVWA is the public …
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