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The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
CA-NV AWWA, CWEA Finalize Advanced Water Treatment Operator Certification Program
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Water Online Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityAfter four years of work, the Advanced Water Treatment Operator certification program is now complete and launched by the California-Nevada Section of the American Water Works Association and the California Water Environment Association. The exam for the highest-grade level, known as AWT5, launched on July 15th, completing the planned roll-out of exams on-budget and on […]
Sixth Circuit Rejects States’ Challenge in Obama Water Rule Case
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Ed Joyce /Bloomberg Lawby Ellen M. GilmerA defunct Obama-era water rule isn’t poised to spring back to life in Ohio or Tennessee, after the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday sided with critics of the regulation in an unusual appeal. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit dismissed the appeal as moot, and remanded the case to the district court. The […]
Opinion: Dam Removal Plan for the Klamath River Hinges on Billionaire Warren Buffett
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Ed Joyce /San Francisco Chronicleby Chronicle Editorial BoardThrough three governors, California has set a path to tear down four aging dams on the Klamath River astride the Oregon border. It would be the biggest such removal project in the nation, done in the name of fish preservation, clean water flows and political consensus.
Water Company to Pay $5 Million for Hazardous Waste Violations
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /AP NewsA California company that produces Crystal Geyser bottled water was sentenced Wednesday to three years of probation and ordered to pay $5 million in fines for illegally storing and transporting hazardous waste, federal prosecutors said.
Another Washington Dam Removal — and 37 More Miles of Salmon Habitat Restored
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Ed Joyce /The Seattle Timesby Lynda V. MapesPILCHUCK RIVER, near Granite Falls, Snohomish County — Washington’s dam-busting summer is still rolling, with two more dams coming down on the Pilchuck River, opening 37 miles of habitat to salmon for the first time in more than a century. The $2 million dam removal project is a collaboration between the City of Snohomish and Tulalip […]
Old Mines Contaminating Water, Soil at 5,000 California Sites
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Bloomberg Lawby Emily C. DooleyCalifornia has about 47,000 abandoned mines and roughly 5,000 of those are contaminating water, soil, vegetation, and air across the state, according to a state report issued Tuesday.