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Meet the CASA Board: 2024-2025 Board President Craig Murray Craig Murray completed his undergraduate degree at UC Santa Barbara in 1990, during the onset of an economic downturn. Recognizing that careers in the wastewater sector were largely recession-proof, he began his professional journey with the Goleta Sanitary District, where he focused on pretreatment and environmental [...]

SB 682 Advances Following Key Fiscal Hearing CASA’s co-sponsored legislation to ban PFAS in consumer products advanced to the Senate Floor after being passed off the Senate Appropriations Committee’s “suspense file” last Friday. As a condition of passage, the committee included several author’s amendments to streamline the proposed petition process for essential use determinations, but [...]

Senate Committee Advances ‘Do Not Flush’ Labeling Legislation Last week, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation favorably reported out the WIPPES Act (S.1092), as amended, on a voice-vote. The legislation now heads to the Senate Floor where it awaits to be scheduled for consideration and a vote. Importantly, the amendment to S. 1092 [...]

CVWD Wastewater Microorganism Stickers In the spring of 2024, the Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) launched the Wastewater Microorganism Stickers project. Developed in-house by the CVWD Communication and Education team, the stickers were carefully designed to accurately represent the microorganisms involved in the wastewater treatment process. The stickers have proven to be both educational and [...]

Happening Next Week: Register Today for PFI 2025! Join CASA and CWEA for Partnering for Impact (PFI) 2025, a powerful day of innovation, collaboration, and action. PFI brings together California’s leading water professionals from utilities, agencies, academia, consulting firms, and regulatory bodies to drive solutions through partnership. Experience dynamic panels, engaging roundtable discussions, and valuable [...]

Meet the Board: A New CASA Connects Series We're excited to launch a new series in CASA Connects that shines a spotlight on our Board of Directors. This is your chance to get to know the dedicated leaders guiding our organization—who they are, what inspires them, and why they’re passionate about CASA. Meet the CASA [...]

Support Requested: ‘Do Not Flush’ Bill Introduced in Congress Last month, the WIPPES Act was reintroduced in the House and Senate on bipartisan basis. The legislation, H.R. 2269 and S. 1092, reflects legislation that passed the U.S. House of Representatives last Congress and continues to mirror California’s "Do Not Flush" labeling law requirements for nonflushable [...]

New Poll Results on National Voter Impressions of Water Since 2016, the Value of Water Campaign has conducted bipartisan polling of 1,000 voters nationwide to test opinions on water infrastructure, services, affordability, and funding. The resulting insights have informed a decade of water leaders, policymakers, and elected officials on how Americans view the state of [...]

CASA Member Spotlights Following the 2025 Winter Conference in Palm Springs, CASA connected with members to learn more about their current initiatives, tour their facilities, and introduce them to our newest staff, Sarah Deslauriers, Director of Air, Climate, & Energy and Maile Lono-Batura, Director of Renewable Resources. Please join us for a behind-the-scenes look at [...]

Earth Day 2025 As we celebrate Earth Day on April 22, CASA is proud to recognize the essential work of our members. Your dedicated agencies quietly and consistently protect public health, support environmental sustainability, and help ensure a cleaner, healthier planet. This Earth Day, we celebrate the unsung heroes who are making a lasting difference [...]