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California proposes historic $1.5M fine for taking water
California regulators on Monday proposed a first-of-its-kind, $1.5 million fine for a group of Central Valley farmers accused of illegally taking water during the drought. It would be the first such fine against an individual or district with claims to water that are more than a century-old, known as senior water rights holders. Entities with those rights have long enjoyed immunity from ...
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California Water Resources Control Green-Lights Recycled Water as Drinking Water
A report released December 29 by the State Water Resources Control Board concludes that it is feasible to develop and adopt regulations for using recycled water as drinking water, provided that certain research and key knowledge gaps are addressed. Direct potable reuse (DPR) is the addition of recycled water directly into a drinking water system or into a raw water supply immediately upstream of ...
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US court restores clean water protections in Southern California
Ruling on a post-trial motion by environmental groups, an Orange County Superior Court this week reversed the part of a July 2, 2008 judgment that blocked the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board from enforcing many water quality standards that control Southern California’s worst source of water pollution, storm water runoff. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), on behalf ...
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California Adopts Emergency Measure To Reduce Outdoor Residential Water Use
California water officials approved a temporary drought-related regulation allowing local law enforcement and water agencies to impose fines of up to $500 a day for using water to wash down driveways and sidewalks and overwater lawns. Adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board at a meeting in Sacramento July 15, the new regulation establishes minimum standards for outdoor water use in ...
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California Regulators approve Unprecedented Water Cutbacks
California water regulators adopted sweeping, unprecedented restrictions Tuesday on how people, governments and businesses can use water amid the state's ongoing drought, hoping to push reluctant residents to deeper conservation. The State Water Resources Control Board approved rules that force cities to limit watering on public property, encourage homeowners to let their lawns die and impose ...
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California orders large water cuts for farmers
As California grapples with a relentless drought, state regulators on Friday ordered farmers and others who hold some of the strongest water rights in the state to stop all pumping from three major waterways in one of country's prime farm regions. The order involving record cuts by senior water rights holders in the Sacramento, San Joaquin and delta watersheds followed mandatory water ...
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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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Water leaders explore lead line replacement strategies
More than 100 water utility leaders from throughout the United States and Canada gathered Tuesday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. to share strategies for removing the lead service lines that connect millions of older homes to water mains. Hosted by the American Water Works Association, the event took place during Drinking Water Week, an annual observance focusing on water quality ...
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Poseidon and San Diego County Water Authority pursue partnership on desalination plant
San Diego – Poseidon Resources today announced the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) Board of Directors voted unanimously to direct its staff to work with Poseidon on a contract to purchase drinking water from Poseidon’s Carlsbad Desalination Project (“Project”). The Project’s capacity is 56,000 acre feet per year, enough drinking water for 300,000 San Diego ...
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Formatank Refurbishes Water Storage Tanks to Ship Shape Condition
Formatank Ltd recently refurbished two water storage tanks on board a pipe lay and heavy lift vessel. The onboard engineers had noted deterioration of the coating, and walls of their fresh water hydrophore tanks, and relayed the diagnosis to Formatank. Understanding the importance of dependable water supply on board an industrial vessel, and challenges with replacing the tanks, Formatank ...
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EPA region 8 news release: EPA and partners unveil state`s first WaterSense home in Colorado Springs
At a recognition event today, the U.S. EPA, Colorado Springs Utilities and the Colorado Water Conservation Board recognized Gold Hill Mesa builder GJ Gardner Northgate for building the first WaterSense labeled home in the state of Colorado. GJ Gardner joins only 3 other builders nationwide who have done the same. “This beautiful GJ Gardner home is being celebrated today for meeting high ...
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California hopes fines up to $500 slow water waste
Bo Cuketieh inadvertently let a fine mist from a leaky hose soak the front lawn of a Southern California home Wednesday before considering that such water waste could merit a $500 fine under unprecedented restrictions proposed by California regulators. Cuketieh, a 35-year-old welder living at the Glendale home, said conservation is necessary, but he chafed at the maximum fine. "That's the ...
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Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom Keynote Speaker at WRD State of the District
The following is being released by Water Replenishment District of Southern California: WHAT:Keynote Speaker Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom WRD State of the District Presentation of LEED Gold Certification Plaque by USGBC Recognition of four partners for Fifty Years of Groundwater Recharge with Recycled Water*: Grace Robinson Chan– Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts of Los ...
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Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom Keynote Speaker at WRD State of the District
The following is being released by Water Replenishment District of Southern California: WHAT:Keynote Speaker Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom WRD State of the District Presentation of LEED Gold Certification Plaque by USGBC Recognition of four partners for Fifty Years of Groundwater Recharge with Recycled Water*: Grace Robinson Chan– Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts of Los ...
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Increased consumer involvement in electricity and water networks
A new study has reviewed the dramatic changes that have taken place over recent decades in ‘network-bound systems’ of electricity grids, water supply and wastewater management. Focusing on case studies in The Netherlands, the study found that consumers are becoming more active participants in the supply of these resources and services. The way in which consumers use and connect to ...
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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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AWWA Board of Directors selects Jeanne Bennett-Bailey of Fairfax, Va. as president-elect
The American Water Works Association Board of Directors today elected Jeanne Bennett-Bailey of Fairfax, Va. as the association’s next president-elect and chose four new vice presidents and one new director-at-large. An AWWA member since 1990, Bennett-Bailey is the public affairs officer for Fairfax Water in Fairfax, Va., the state’s largest water utility. Currently chair of the AWWA ...
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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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Dr. Piers Clark agrees to join strategy advisory board of Dutch Rainmaker BV
Dutch Rainmaker announced today that dr. Piers Clark, one of the leading authorities in the water innovation sector, has agreed to advise and help the Company in its international commercialization activities. Dr. Piers Clark is the Commercial Director at Thames Water where he previously served as Asset Management Director. Prior to joining Thames Water, Piers was Managing Director of Mouchel ...
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EPA Awards Over $57 Million to the Texas Water Development Board to Support the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program
The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $57,041,000 to the Texas Water Development Board to support the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program. The funds will be used by the state of Texas to provide loan assistance to eligible water systems for infrastructure improvements needed to ensure safe drinking water is available to Texas residents. The Drinking Water State Revolving Fund ...
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