Drought-stricken California boosts conservation for March

Edit Springfield News-Sun 04 May 2016
Cities and businesses used 24.3 percent less water compared with the same time in 2013 ... The easing drought has prompted many local water districts to say they want to set their own conservation targets. Other water districts say the state should completely drop the drought emergency because key reservoirs in Northern California are nearly full....

Central Basin must wait to get its insurance back after JPIA puts off decision

Edit Press Telegram 03 May 2016
COMMERCE >> Central Basin Municipal Water District will have to wait until at least December before it can get insurance from a regional joint powers authority that had cancelled the district's policy two years ago ... ....

2015 Urban Water Management Plan (Sacramento Suburban Water District)

Edit Public Technologies 02 May 2016
Sacramento Suburban Water District) Sacramento Suburban Water District (SSWD) has prepared an Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) and that the District intends to adopt the proposed plan after a public hearing ... Sacramento Suburban Water District issued this content on 02 May 2016 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein....

$8.8M in funding to benefit northwest Arkansas water quality

Edit The Washington Times 02 May 2016
LOWELL, Ark. (AP) - Nearly $9 million will be used to improve and protect water quality in northwest Arkansas over the next five years. The Beaver Water District's environmental quality manager tells the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette (http.//bit.ly/1TfqjdO ) that $8.8 million in federal funding and partnership donations will benefit ... ....

Judge refuses to halt Delta land sale to Southern California agency

Edit Sacramento Bee 02 May 2016
A judge has refused to block a Southern California water agency’s controversial purchase of five islands in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Judge Barbara Kronlund in San Joaquin Superior Court declined to grant a temporary restraining order Friday to officials from San Joaquin and Contra Costa counties, who sued two weeks ago to keep the Metropolitan Water District from completing its $175 million purchase of the five islands....

Tests show elevated lead levels at 5 more Hamilton schools

Edit NJ dot com 01 May 2016
HAMILTON -- Test results at five Hamilton schools show higher than acceptable levels for lead in drinking water, the district said ... The district will assess the need for water coolers to augment the remaining fountains and faucets still available ... The district will assess the need for water coolers ... The district will assess the need for water coolers for the school.  ... The district has arranged for the delivery of water coolers....

Contractor hired to complete Airfield Falls Trailhead

Edit Star Telegram 01 May 2016
Tarrant Regional Water District board approves $864,933 contract. Project now to be completed by this fall. Original contractor left the project a year ago ... ....

Las Vegas Water district says employee spent $4.5 million on printer cartridges she then sold

Edit Review Journal 30 Apr 2016
Before resigning in December, Jennifer McCain-Bray spent $4.5 million of public money on ink jet cartridges she then sold to N.J. buyer in New Jersey for a cut of the money, according to Las Vegas Valley Water District ... ....

Congress captures power in Chamarajanagar ZP

Edit Deccan Herald 30 Apr 2016
Speaking to reporters, newly elected president Ramachandra said that his priority would be to ensure sufficient drinking water in the district. “Due to drought, rural areas in the district are facing severe water problem. I will make efforts for the development of the district ... His priority is health, education and drinking water....

Reclamation Releases Draft Environmental Document for Volta Wells 5-Year Incremental Level 4 Groundwater Pumping/Level 2 Diversification Project (Bureau of Reclamation)

Edit Public Technologies 30 Apr 2016
Reclamation proposes to enter into an agreement with the Del Puerto Water District and the San Luis Water District to fund groundwater pumping in exchange for Refuge L2 Water ... The Proposed Action will include monitoring well production, water quality, groundwater levels and land subsidence ... Reclamation is the largest wholesale water supplier and the ......

Region’s Long-Term Water Management Strategy Released for Public Review (San Diego County Water Authority)

Edit Public Technologies 30 Apr 2016
San Diego County Water Authority). Updated Urban Water Management Plan balances supplies and demands over two decades ... Main components of the Water Authority's plan include ... Normal-year projections based on verifiable projects show that the Water Authority will buy approximately 158,000 acre-feet of water from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California in 2025, down from 613,287 acre-feet in 1990....

Drink up! Mesa Water District relaxes outdoor watering rules starting Sunday

Edit The Los Angeles Times 29 Apr 2016
Mesa Water District customers will be allowed to water their yards up to ......
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