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Injured Owl Heals After Incident in Drying Bed
Operators are all too aware of the perils of finding birds and other wildlife that slip into drying beds for a treat only to get stuck and perish. It was a lucky day for a great horned owl when Billy Schatz, lead sewer systems operator from the Rio Alto Water District in Cottonwood, noticed something...
Creative Communication Approaches Boost Inland Empire’s ‘Be Sewer Smart’ Program
A communications strategy that involves front-line employees and builds alliances with partner agencies has been the key to the Inland Empire Utilities Agency’s (IEUA) efforts to protect its sewer system from fats, oils and grease, wipes, and non-flushables. Attendees at AC25 this April in Palm Springs will learn about this communications approach when Lucia Diaz...
CWEA Member Featured in Record Spotlight
Billy Schatz, a dedicated wastewater professional at Rio Alto Water District, recently made headlines for his heroic rescue of a great horned owl stuck in a drying bed at the Cottonwood wastewater treatment plant. His quick thinking and compassion helped save the owl, now known as Archimedes, who received care at Shasta Wildlife Rescue and...
SoCal Water Project Gets Second Federal Funding Boost
A project that will make Southern California more resilient to climate change by purifying and reusing cleaned wastewater will receive a second infusion of funds from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Reclamation announced it will award a $26.2 million large-scale water recycling grant to Pure Water Southern California, a regional water recycling project being developed...
2024 Partnering for Impact: Elevating Innovation and Excellence in California
Partnering for Impact (PFI) is a one-day, highly focused, interactive meeting of thought-leaders, practitioners, academics, and regulators from throughout the wastewater industry. These industry leaders strive daily to advance technology and innovation through various local and regional partnerships. The 2024 PFI event had 96 attendees and was held at UC Irvine Beall Applied Innovation Beach...
Pure Water Southern California Receives Federal Support
Metropolitan Water District’s program to create a new water supply for Southern California by purifying water currently being sent to the ocean received a funding boost from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton announced the $99.2 million in funding for Pure Water Southern California at an event held at the regional recycled water...

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