$87M in Government Funding Awarded to CA Urban Flood Mitigation
More than $87 million in grant funding has been awarded to a diverse set of projects that will guard against urban flooding and deliver multiple environmental and [...]
Drought Adversities Require Diverse Portfolio
Tapping Different Options As California and eight other western states face severe drought, the nearly 60 million people affected must now seriously consider ways to access life’s [...]
$15.4M Awarded to Western Water Projects to Mitigate Drought Impacts
The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is awarding $15.4 million to water projects in the West to assist with preparing for, and responding to, drought. The funding, awarded through [...]
OC Water District Awarded $3.6M to Increase Drinking Water Supply
The Orange County Water District (OCWD) has been awarded a $3.6 million grant from the California Department of Water Resources Integrated Regional Water Management grant program for use [...]
Not a Threat to CA’s Municipal Water Supply
COVID-19: Not a Threat to CA’s Municipal Water Supply The COVID-19 health emergency has prompted panic buying of bottled water that has emptied store shelves and sown confusion [...]
O.C. to Finalize World’s Largest Groundwater Replenishment System
The world’s largest water reuse project of its kind is now entering its final phase in SoCal’s Orange County. The Final Expansion of Orange County’s award-winning Groundwater Replenishment [...]
Eleven SoCal Water Infrastructure Projects Receive Federal Funds
The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation has announced the allocation of $29 million in grants from the WaterSMART Program to aid communities in better conserving water. “Existing [...]
SoCal Water District Invests $3.5M in Future Development
The Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California — the entity that delivers water to 26 public agencies and 19 million people in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, [...]
The lessons Hurricane Harvey offers Southern California
Bringing over 50 inches of rain in less than five days, Hurricane Harvey caused $100 billion in damage and dozens of deaths. The devastation wrought by the powerful [...]
What is the Cadiz Water Project?
Southern California’s recent drought has brought to light the importance of finding sustainable water in this part of the state. The Cadiz Water Project may be just the [...]