Entry 335712A non-profit organization based out of California called Dig Deep recently released a report claiming that a lack of access to...
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News Briefs: California Governor Could Mandate Water Restrictions if Conservation Goals Go Unmet
Entry 335817California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently convened leaders from the state’s largest urban water suppliers and water associations imploring them to take...
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Bureau of Reclamation Takes Action to Boost Drought-Stricken Lake Powell
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation recently made an unprecedented move to protect water levels in Lake Powell on the Utah-Arizona border, announcing...
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News Briefs: Bay Area Utility May Cap Water Use
Entry 335882East Bay Municipal Utility District — the California Bay Area’s largest water provider — has announced it may soon impose water...
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News Briefs: Former Water Manager Accused of Stealing Federal Water for 23 Years in California
Entry 335941The Los Angeles Times reports that the former manager of the Panoche Water District in Central Valley, California, is charged with...
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News Briefs: Colorado Lawmakers Tout Turf-Replacement Program Amid Megadrought
Entry 335950As the western United States continues to face an ongoing megadrought, Colorado politicians are proposing a turf-replacement program that would pay...
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Utilities Group Comments on California Drought Conservation Order
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued a new executive order calling on local water suppliers to activate their drought contingency plans as California faces...
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News Briefs: Leaks an Untapped Opportunity for Water Savings, Says Study
Entry 335959Reducing leaks is a cost-effective way to save urban water without draining utilities, according to a new large-scale assessment of utility-level...
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Climate Change Identified as Contributor to Oroville Dam Spillway Incident
A one-two punch of precipitation resulted in damage to Oroville Dam's main and emergency spillways pushing the second largest dam in California...
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News Briefs: Utilities Begin to Take Cybersecurity More Seriously
Entry 336066In the wake of recent cyberattacks targeting water/wastewater utilities like last year’s incident in Oldsmar, Florida, and as the Biden Administration extends...
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News Briefs: White House Announces Water/Wastewater Cybersecurity Initiative
Entry 336122The White House in partnership with Environmental Protection Agency, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the Water Sector Coordinating Council...
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News Briefs: Long Beach Sees Largest Wastewater Spill on Record After Main Break
Entry 336194All the swimming areas in Long Beach, California, were closed recently due to a massive sewage spill.
According to the Los Angeles...
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New Research Reveals Optimism as California Strives for Sustainable Groundwater Use
Five years after the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) became law in California, University of Southern California Sol Price School of Public Policy researchers examined...
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News Briefs: L.A. Utility Manager Admits to Taking Bribes
Entry 336284The former manager of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power recently admitted to taking bribes in a billing scheme.
The...









