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California Now Has Mandatory Water Conservation in Urban Areas: How Will the New Rules Affect Your Supplier?

Despite California’s perpetual struggles with water shortages, state regulators today adopted mandatory conservation measures that are subst...

California Now Has Mandatory Water Conservation in Urban Areas: How Will the New Rules Affect Your Supplier?

Despite California’s perpetual struggles with water shortages, state regulators today adopted mandatory conservation measures that are subst...

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A new California law requires home sellers to disclose water well issues to potential buyers. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill ...

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Several dozen dams throughout California could store up to 107 billion more gallons of water if they underwent repairs to fix safety problem...

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Clovis Considers Bumping Builders’ Fees 100%. Will Housing Prices Follow?

After putting off fee increases, the city of Clovis wants to more than double what homebuilders pay for water infrastructure. To pay for pla...

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California Seeks a More Resilient Water Supply as Familiar Sides Battle for Access

California is a semi-arid state in which the availability of water determines land use, and in turn shapes the economy. Dan Walters CalMat...

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Former Fresno Farm Water Manager Pleads Guilty to Federal Water Theft Conspiracy

Dennis Falaschi — indicted two years ago in an alleged $25 million federal water theft — pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiring to s...

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Delta Tunnel Water Project May Finally Be Nearing a Historic Decision

It’s been almost a half-century since I first heard the term “peripheral canal” uttered by William Gianelli, who was then-Gov. Ronald Reagan...

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