Lisa Yamashita-Lopez is the General Manager for Rubio Cañon Land & Water Association located in the City of Altadena. For the past 19 years, Lisa has provided technical and management consulting services to the municipal and water utility sector. She has served on...
CalMutuals Meets Members
During the month of April, CalMutuals President, Directors and Staff met with Valley View Mutual Water Company in Baldwin Park, Vaughn Water Company and Oildale Mutual Water Company in Bakersfield, Atascadero Mutual Water Company in Atascadero, Blue Lake Springs...
USDA Rural Development Funding Available
The USDA is providing long term and low interest loans to rural areas and towns with fewer than 10,000 peopleEligible addresses linked here.How may the funds be used? Funds may be used to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of:Drinking water sourcing,...
Developing Defensible Water & Wastewater Rates
Two workshops were held in October, designed to help California utilities learn how to develop and maintain defensible rates in today’s legal climate. The workshops were led by Sanjay Gaur, Vice President at Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc., the nation’s largest...
Free Self-Paced Classes & One-On-One Technical Assistance
The Environmental Finance Center Network (EFCN) and the Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP) have joined forces to provide free training specifically designed to meet the needs of small water systems serving populations under 10,000. They are providing two...
SWRCB Announces Funding Opportunity
The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) has approved $19 million in funding from the Cleanup and Abatement Account to meet interim emergency drinking water needs for those communities with a contaminated water supply or that suffer drought related water...
Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Website
The State of California has a website containing all the latest news and information on implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act to empower local agencies to adopt groundwater management plans tailored to the resources and needs of their...