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Jurupa Community Services District Earns National Recognition as a 2026 USA TODAY Top Workplace
Jurupa Community Services District (JCSD) has been nationally recognized as a 2026 USA TODAY Top Workplace award winner, earning one of the most prestigious workplace honors in the nation. Over 40,000 organizations were nominated and invited to participate this year. This recognition highlights JCSD’s commitment to cultivating a positive workplace culture that empowers employees to...
CWEA Member Chris Morris, CSM4, Named Public Works Superintendent for City of Hercules
Congratulations to CWEA member Chris Morris, CSM4, on his new role as Public Works Superintendent for the City of Hercules. Morris brings nearly 20 years of public works and wastewater collection experience, most recently serving as Wastewater Collection Supervisor for the City of American Canyon. In 2025, his team was recognized as the Redwood Empire...
Northern Sacramento Valley Section’s Diverse Board Supports the Development of Robust Training Programs
The CWEA community consists of 17 Local Sections, each serving different regions of the state. A key benefit of participating in a local section is that it is managed by member volunteers dedicated to providing training and networking opportunities that are often unavailable at local trade schools or colleges. The member volunteers of the local...
Award Feature: Plant of the Year, Medium
Population Served: 100,000   Year Built: In October 1979, four of the local agencies that provided wastewater services in central Marin County entered into a Joint Powers Agreement: San Rafael Sanitation District, Ross Valley Sanitary District, Sanitary District No. 2 of Marin County, and the City of Larkspur. This agreement created a separate governmental entity,...
Award Feature: Plant of the Year, Large
Located in Monterey, Monterey One Water is the public wastewater treatment agency for northern Monterey County. The Agency receives wastewater from the following: areas: Boronda County Sanitation District, Castroville Community Services District, Del Rey Oaks, Marina Coast Water District, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Salinas, Sand City, Seaside, and the unincorporated sections of Monterey County. Each member...
Carpinteria Breaks Ground on New, State-funded Water Purification Facility
Celebrating a new source of drought-proof drinking water supplies for another California city, the State Water Resources Control Board joined the City of Carpinteria, Carpinteria Valley Water District, and Carpinteria Sanitary District today to break ground on the Carpinteria Advanced Purification Project, a facility that will be able to inject up to 1 million gallons of treated...

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