Water Replenishment District News
Rep. Grace Napolitano sponsors bill to fund desalination efforts
Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-Calif.) yesterday offered legislation that would fund research into ways to turn sea water into drinkable water... Story >>
Commerce Councilman Calls for Audit of Central Basin Municipal Water District
Commerce Councilman Robert Fierro has directed staff to draw up a letter of support backing a full-scale audit in order to get answers from a water district that he says has failed to justify recent water rate increases.. Story >>
Central Basin Municipal Water District Criticized For Contracting Policies
The Los Angeles Times has alleged that the Central Basin Municipal Water District has awarded millions of dollars in contracts to politically connected individuals and organizations, which have helped the district fight critics and avoid outside scrutiny. Story >>
California Assembly Members Visit the Water Replenishment District of Southern California
WRD hosted a groundwater information, groundwater workshop and replenishment facility tour for California State Assembly Members Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) and Roger Hernandez (D-San Gabriel Valley)
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WRD Builds Newest Groundwater Monitoring Well in Manhattan Beach
The Water Replenishment District (WRD) is starting construction of its newest groundwater monitoring well on the grounds of Manhattan Unified School District headquarters. The 1,800-foot- deep groundwater monitoring well is the latest to be installed by WRD, bringing the District's total number of groundwater monitoring wells to nearly 300 across its 420-square mile service are
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Water Replenishment District and Long Beach Water Department Celebrate a New Era in the Treatment of Recycled Water
The Water Replenishment District recently held a ceremony to transfer operations of the Long Beach-based Leo J. Vander Lans Water Treatment Facility (LVL Facility) to the Long Beach Water Department (LBWD).
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WRD Honors its 2006 "Women of Water" Award Recipients
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Planning For The Future With Our Water Independence Now (WIN)
Before hurricane Katrina devastated the levees that kept New Orleans dry, experts were warning about the poor state of the northern California levees, the failure of which could cut us off from critical water supplies.
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