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The Rijnland District Water Control Board now uses the Eijkelkamp Smart Lysimeter
The Rijnland District Water Control Board uses the Eijkelkamp Smart Lysimeter for better investigation of the effects of climate change on water management. The Smart Lysimeter measurement set up, in addition to evaporation, collects data on the amount of precipitation, wind and soil moisture. This data is then transferred telemetrically to Rijnland. Hoogheemraad Sjaak Langeslag officially ...
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Randy Record Elected to Lead Statewide Water Group
Members of the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) have elected Randy Record, a longtime director of Eastern Municipal Water District, to a two-year term as president of the statewide group. John Coleman, a member of the East Bay Municipal Utility District Board of Directors, was elected vice president. The two will take office in January. The election, which took place at ACWA's ...
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Dennis Kennedy Appointed to Represent District 1
Today, the Santa Clara Valley Water District Board of Directors unanimously appointed Morgan Hill resident and former mayor, Dennis Kennedy, to fill the District 1 seat vacated in December by Don Gage. Kennedy served as mayor of Morgan Hill from 1991 to 1992, and from 1996 to 2006. He led the city’s efforts to advance the Upper Llagas Creek Flood Protection Project. He serves on five ...
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Central Basin Signs Labor Agreement With Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council
The Central Basin Municipal Water District Board of Directors signed a project labor agreement today with the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council (Construction Trades Council). The agreement codifies the District's longstanding practice to hire local workers whenever possible and ensures that all Central Basin projects will financially benefit the southeast Los ...
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Climate Proof Cities: Practical guidelines for climate proof cities
Cities are vulnerable to the effects of climate change. The most efficient way to make cities more climate proof is through numerous relatively small and local measures, which can often be carried out parallel to major maintenance or renovation work. These were the findings of a final report published recently by the Climate Proof Cities research programme. Climate Proof Cities (CPC) has yielded ...
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Director Gloria Gray First African-American Woman to Chair Metropolitan Water District Board Meeting
West Basin Municipal Water District (West Basin) Director Gloria Gray chaired the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (Metropolitan) Board Meeting on Tuesday, February 12, 2013. The Metropolitan Board opened the February Board meeting in recognition of Black History Month. Gray was the first African-American woman to hold the gavel in Metropolitan’s history. She joined the ...
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Metropolitan Board Chairman Responds to San Diego County Water Authority’s New Website
John V. Foley, chairman of Metropolitan Water District’s Board of Directors, issues the following statement regarding the San Diego County Water Authority’s new “MWD Facts” website: “Southern California’s water needs require cooperation among cities and communities throughout the region because of the importance of imported ...
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VDL presents first electric vehicles for waste collection
VDL Translift in Dronten has presented the first electric vehicles for the collection of waste and raw materials, together with public waste collectors HVC, ROVA, the municipality of Rotterdam and Cure. So-called side loaders, the two vehicles will be deployed by HVC and ROVA in quarter four of this year. The two electric crane trucks for Rotterdam and Cure will follow in quarter one of 2020. ...
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Former State Assemblymember Seated on Metropolitan Board
Former state Assemblyman Ed Chavez was seated today as a member of the board of directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Chavez represents the Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District on Metropolitan’s 37-member board. He succeeds Anthony Fellow, who had served on the Metropolitan board since February 2010 as well as from February 1993 to February 2009. ...
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West Basin Director Gloria Gray Inducted into National Association of University Women Hall of Fame
West Basin Municipal Water District (West Basin) Director Gloria Gray was recently selected as an inductee into the National Association of University Women (NAUW), South Central Los Angeles Branch Hall of Fame. Gray was officially inducted at the chapter’s annual awards ceremony March 16, 2013. Gray has served on the West Basin Board since 2006 and represents the Division II cities of ...
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U.S. EPA, city of San José announce $943,000 pilot program to reduce trash to San Francisco bay
San José Mayor Chuck Reed and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Jared Blumenfeld today launched the Clean Creeks, Healthy Communities pilot program at a press conference in San José, California, to highlight a significant pollution problem impacting San Francisco Bay. The Clean Creeks, Healthy Communities pilot program will be aimed at reducing pollution ...
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Central Basin Extends the Public Comment Period for Draft PEIR
The Central Basin Municipal Water District Board of Directors voted Wednesday to extend the deadline for public comment on the draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) of the Central Basin Groundwater Storage Plan until March 1, 2012. This extension, which gives stakeholders and interested parties a total of 110 days to provide comments, was in response to one of several requests ...
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Months of Open, Public Meetings Reflected in Two-Year Metropolitan Budget, New Water Rates
After months of discussion and deliberation in a series of public meetings and workshops, Metropolitan Water District’s Board of Directors today approved a two-year spending plan and associated water rates. Cost containment as well as critically important investments in replacing and upgrading aging infrastructure, maintaining conservation programs and enhancing ...
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Miami-Dade County to Rely on Recycled Water
The South Florida Water Management District today renewed the largest public water supply permit in the state - the water use permit for Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer Department. The 20 year permit is structured to meet the water needs of Miami-Dade's growing population, which is projected to reach 2.7 million residents by 2027. The permit allows Miami-Dade to pump up to 60 million more ...
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Local Water Utility Receives Award of Recognition for Outstanding Performance
Beaver Water District has received the “Directors Award of Recognition” from the Partnership for Safe Water, a program developed by AWWA, EPA, and associated Partner organizations, to guide water suppliers towards improving water quality by optimizing system operations. The Beaver Water District was presented this award for successfully completing the Self-Assessment and Peer Review ...
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San Juan Water District Flips on the Switch to SunPower Solar System
San Juan Water District flipped on the ceremonial switch to a newly completed, high efficiency solar power system from SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA, SPWRB) to supply up to 90 percent of the electricity consumed by their water treatment plant, booster pump station and administration buildings and save nearly $12 million in energy costs over the 25-year life of the system.* Approximately 40 ...
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Stormwater upgrades will help keep Florida`s Naples Bay clean
The South Florida Water Management District Governing Board has authorized $1.5 million for a city of Naples stormwater improvement project benefiting Naples Bay. The district funds are part of the total $7.7 million effort. The funding will allow the city to implement a broad range of stormwater improvements, including pump station upgrades, storm sewer upgrades, swale restoration, creation of ...
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$37 Million Approved for Everglades Water Quality Project
Lee County last week approved $10 million toward purchasing land for a project to improve water quality in the Caloosahatchee River, contributing toward restoration of water quality in the northern Everglades. Two days later, the state of Florida and the South Florida Water Management District approved a memo of agreement that will add $27 million to Lee County's funds. The money will be used ...
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Southern California World Water Forum to Tackle Local, Regional, Global Water Issues
Students and professors from more than 40 community colleges and universities throughout Southern California will help launch an 18-month competitive grant program Friday (Oct. 7) aimed at addressing regional and global water issues. The third Southern California World Water Forum kicks off with a one-day workshop at Metropolitan Water District’s headquarters in ...
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