A reminder to our members that annual membership dues renew each January. Dues are based on annual revenues and support robust legislative advocacy, a mutual water company network, peer-to-peer support, access to best-in-class insurance for water systems, and free...
We look back at 2018 with pride and gratitude for you, our members. Since CalMutuals founding in 2013, we have grown from 14 original founders to over 300 members. CalMutuals has become recognized across the state as “the voice for small water systems.” We are...
CalMutuals is urging Senator Dianne Feinstein and Senator Kamala Harris to co-sponsor S. 1090, the Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act of 2017 (the WATER Act). Mutual Water Companies are member-owned water supply organizations categorized as 501(c)(12) not-for-profit...
In 2018, the California State Legislature (Legislature) enacted two long-term water conservation policy bills, AB 1668 (Friedman) and SB 606 (Hertzberg). The two policy bills require the State Water Resources Control Board (Water Board) and the Department of Water...
Dear CalMutuals Members - It’s with great respect and pride that I would like to announce that CalMutuals Managing Director Denise Peralta Gailey will be leaving CalMutuals on December 11th, to begin another position in January. As you know, Denise has worked...
Earlier this year, Governor Brown signed two long-term water conservation bills, AB 1668 (Friedman) and SB 606 (Hertzberg). Together, the two bills require the State Water Resources Control Board (Water Board) and the Department of Water Resources (DWR), to establish...
The responsibility of California’s Drinking Water Operator Certification Program (DWOCP) has been transferred from the California Department of Public Health to the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) resulting in changes to the program. Those changes include...
California is in the process of implementing the Open and Transparent Water Data Act (AB 1755) to publish water and ecosystem information in an open data format. The Water Foundation, in partnership with other organizations, has launched the California Safe Drinking...
Senate Bill 555 requires all urban retail water suppliers in California to submit a validated water loss audit to the California Department of Water Resources. Last year, the validation requirement was fulfilled by the Water Loss Technical Assistance Program (Water...
CalMutuals Executive Director, Adan Ortega, participated in a panel discussion during the Water Affordability Symposium on April 5th in Sacramento. The Symposium featured leading researchers and national experts on innovative affordability practices.