Jun 17, 2024 Regulatory Advisory: State Water Board Releases New Revised Draft Regulation for Making Conservation a California Way of Life The State Water Resources Control Board on Friday released the fourth version of the revised draft regulation for Making Conservation […] Read More
Jun 12, 2024 Legislative Advisory: Bill That Would Have Banned Some New Groundwater Wells Fails to Pass Out of Senate Committee AB 2079 (Bennett), which would have banned local agencies from permitting some new groundwater wells, failed to pass out of […] Read More
Jun 6, 2024 Legislative Advisory: ACWA Removes Opposition to Water Rights Bill Following Significant Amendments ACWA’s State Legislative Committee voted Wednesday to remove opposition to AB 460 (Bauer-Kahan) after significant amendments limited the bill to […] Read More
Jun 3, 2024 Legislative Alert: Members Urged to Join Coalition to Maintain Funding for Agreements to Support Healthy Rivers and Landscapes ACWA is urging members to join a coalition opposing the Legislature’s proposal to rescind hundreds of millions of dollars for […] Read More
May 20, 2024 Regulatory Advisory: State Water Board Releases Revised Draft Regulation for Making Conservation a California Way of Life The State Water Resources Control Board today released the third version of the revised draft regulation for Making Conservation a […] Read More
May 16, 2024 Legislative Advisory: ACWA-Sponsored AB 2257 Passes Assembly, Moves to Senate ACWA-sponsored AB 2257 — which would help member agencies defend against Proposition 218 lawsuits — passed off the Assembly floor […] Read More
May 6, 2024 Communications Advisory: PFAS Communications Toolkit Updated to Reflect New National MCL ACWA has updated its PFAS toolkit to reflect the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s recently adopted national maximum contaminant level (MCL) […] Read More
May 2, 2024 Communications Advisory: Spring Workforce Campaign Includes New Tools to Help with Recruitment Many California water and wastewater agencies have seen significant turnover in recent years, with more than half of the workforce […] Read More
Apr 29, 2024 Legislative Alert: Members Urged to Join Coalition, Contact Legislators in Support of Climate Resilience Bond ACWA is urging members to join its coalition and contact local legislators in support of a climate resilience bond measure […] Read More
Apr 17, 2024 Regulatory Advisory: State Water Board Adopts Chromium-6 MCL The State Water Resources Control Board today adopted a new Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) of 10 parts per billion (ppb) […] Read More
Apr 15, 2024 Communications Advisory: Celebrate Water Awareness Month California’s Water Awareness Month will kick off May 1, providing water suppliers an opportunity to highlight agency efforts, programs and […] Read More
Apr 10, 2024 Federal Advisory: EPA Announces National Regulation for PFAS The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a new national maximum contaminant level (MCL) of 4.0 parts per trillion (ppt) […] Read More
Apr 8, 2024 Regulatory Alert: Members Urged to Attend Workshop, Provide Comments in Support of the Proposed Agreements for the Bay-Delta Plan ACWA is encouraging member agencies to provide oral comments at the upcoming State Water Resources Control Board’s three-day workshop April […] Read More
Mar 20, 2024 Federal Alert: ACWA Members Urged to Contact Congressional Representatives Today to Extend NPDES Permit Term Lengths ACWA is urging member agencies to contact their representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives in time for tomorrow’s floor […] Read More
Mar 18, 2024 Communications Advisory: QuenchCA Campaign Releases New Social Media Graphics, Other Toolkit Items for Member Use ACWA’s statewide public education campaign, Quench California, has released new social media graphics and customizable posts — including some connecting […] Read More
