Hot Topics

Monterey One Water Embarks on Feasibility Study to Eliminate Reliance on Commercial Power The collection, treatment, and recycling of wastewater and biosolids are essential community services that require reliable access to power. With ongoing impacts from a changing climate, resilient energy solutions will be needed to ensure uninterrupted service. Monterey One Water and its project [...]

AB 818 Annual Compliance Report The first annual AB 818 Compliance Report, prepared by Responsible Flushing Alliance was released earlier this month. This report details the mandatory consumer education campaign regarding the “Do Not Flush” symbol for non-flushable wipes. The 2022 Annual Compliance Report has been provided to the Senate and Assembly environmental policy committees, and has also been posted on the [...]

RFA Annual Meeting Please join us on March 7, 2023 from 11am – 12pm for the Responsible Flushing Alliance’s second Annual Meeting for a chance to hear updates on progress made in 2022 and plans for 2023. CASA’s Jessica Gauger and Heidi Sanborn with the National Stewardship Action Council will share updates from the wastewater [...]

Winter Conference Recap What a great start to 2023! Our Winter Conference at the Hilton Palm Springs was a resounding success. Together with some of the clean water sector’s best and brightest, we focused on complex challenges facing the wastewater community, looking toward the future and preparing the next generation.  For those who were unable to [...]

Oro Loma Sanitary District Selects New General Manager In January, the Oro Loma Sanitary District Board officially selected Jimmy T. Dang, P.E., MPA, CHST, as the new General Manager for the District. His selection was the culmination of a national search to fill the position. According to the Board’s Selection Committee, there were many qualified [...]

Sign up for CASA’s Regulatory Updates CASA’s Regulatory Workgroup regularly puts together a comprehensive e-newsletter to share all regulatory updates on key issues and workgroup initiatives with the CASA membership. If you are interested in receiving these regulatory updates, please contact Jared Voskuhl. The latest edition is available here.  

$80 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds Available The Bureau of Reclamation is making approximately $80 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law available for water conservation, water management and restoration projects that will result in significant benefits to ecosystem or watershed health. The Environmental Water Resource Projects selected in response to this funding opportunity [...]

RFA Annual Meeting Please join us on March 7, 2023 from 11am – 12pm for the Responsible Flushing Alliance’s second Annual Meeting for a chance to hear updates on progress made in 2022 and plans for 2023. CASA’s Jessica Gauger and Heidi Sanborn with the National Stewardship Action Council will share updates from the wastewater [...]

Happy New Year from CASA! We are as excited as ever to spend another year working together with you! From all of us here at CASA, we wish you a successful and very Happy New Year.   CASA Winter Conference: Join the Conversation Kick-off the new year by joining us at the Winter Conference in [...]

On Wednesday, January 4, the Legislature returned to Sacramento to officially kick off the 2023-24 Legislative Session.  Both the Senate and Assembly met and adopted resolutions establishing protocols and procedures for the two-year session, and some legislators introduced early bills. Key legislative deadlines are already on the horizon with the deadline to submit bill language [...]