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California Drought Update and New Conservation Standards

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In April 2016 the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) accepted public comments on the Urban Water Conservation Workshop in response to the February 2016 adjustments. The Board received almost 100 comments from different entities including the general public, water districts, irrigation districts, utility departments, local governments and more. Environmental organizations urged the SWRCB to […]

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So, What is The New Normal?

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If there is one thing that is—or should be—on every Californian’s mind, it’s water security. On November 4th the Bay Area Council hosted The New Normal: Climate, Water and the Economy Forum that explored private sector conservation and innovation, drought-proofing the Bay Area and solving California’s Delta crisis. As Lester Snow, Executive Director of the

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Water Conservation Pricing

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As California continues into its fourth consecutive year of drought, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) and other agencies have continually been taking various actions to respond to the below-average rainfall. Most recently, on Wednesday July 8th, the SWRCB held a public workshop addressing Directive 8—of Executive Order B-29-15—in developing rate structures and other

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Drought Mitigation Dominated California’s 2014 Water-Energy Dialogue

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[one_third] Where heretofore the primary focus had been on mitigating water and wastewater impacts on energy resources and infrastructure,  2014 priorities shifted to the California drought. Water Year 2014 (October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014) was the third driest in California’s 119 years of recorded hydrological history.  The situation was compounded by the fact that 2014 followed

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Training the Next Generation in Water-Energy Concepts, Tools and Techniques

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On August 26th, the City of Cerritos assisted Roy Benjamin, Water Systems Optimization (WSO), in conducting field leak detection training for students of Rio Hondo College, graduates of the Orange County Conservation Corps, and Whittier College.  This field training was pat of a unique two-day program funded by Southern California Gas customers and created by Dr. Dan Duran, Department Chair

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