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It’s Time to Celebrate YOU (California Water Professionals) This week we are thrilled to celebrate the ninth annual California Water Professionals Appreciation Week, during which time we are extra thankful for all the men and women who work hard to protect public health and the environment, 24/7, 365. We encourage CASA member agencies to showcase [...]

Meet the CASA Board: Fauzia Rizvi, Director Fauzia Rizvi joined Western Municipal Water District’s Board of Directors in December 2020 and represents Division 5, which includes the City of Corona, Home Gardens, El Cerrito, and a portion of Temescal Canyon. She has a strong background as a business owner and community advocate, with an expertise [...]

Legislative Wrap-Up: CASA Priorities Advance in 2025 Session Last Friday marked the end of the 2025 legislative session, and we’re pleased to report several bills of interest for CASA and our member agencies were sent to the Governor. SB 682 (Allen), the CASA co-sponsored bill to ban the use of intentionally added PFAS in a [...]

Congress Looks to Pass Stopgap Bill to Avert Government Shutdown With less than two weeks before the next fiscal year (FY) begins, congressional appropriators remain far from an agreement on FY2026 spending bills. As a result, Congress turned its attention to passing a continuing resolution (CR) this week to avert a government shutdown at the [...]

It’s Almost Time to Celebrate YOU (California Water Professionals) We are thrilled to celebrate the seventh annual California Water Professionals Appreciation Week happening October 4-12 this year. During this event, we encourage CASA member agencies to showcase the programs and (virtual) events that educate California water customers, local elected leaders, state and federal legislators and [...]

CAPIO 2025 Leadership Summit Registration is open for the California Public Information Officers (CAPIO) Leadership Summit taking place in Newport Beach, CA on September 25 & 26! Join CAPIO for an insightful and engaging two days geared toward public sector communicators looking to further their leadership skills. This summit is designed for both emerging leaders [...]

CASA Submits Public Comments On EPA’s Biosolids Draft Risk Assessment On August 14, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (USEPA) public comment period on its pending Draft Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS) (Draft Risk Assessment) ended. The Draft Risk Assessment outlines the Agency’s most up-to-date scientific understanding of the [...]

Meet the CASA Board: 2025-2026 CASA Vice President, Rita Duncan Rita Duncan currently serves on the Oro Loma Sanitary District Board of Directors Chair of the Solid Waste Committee and a member of the Board’s Finance Committee. Appointed in January 2016, she is the first African American to serve on the District’s Board in its [...]

Meet the CASA Board: 2024-2025 Board Vice-President Tony Trembley Tony Trembley is in his ninth year on the Camarillo City Council. First elected in 2016, he served as Camarillo’s Mayor in 2020 and 2024. Tony has practiced law since 1983. Prior to his retirement from private practice in 2021, he was general counsel for over [...]

House Passes “Do Not Flush” WIPPES Act On June 23, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the WIPPES Act (H.R. 2269) on an overwhelming bipartisan voice-vote, sending the bill to the Senate. If enacted into law, the bill would establish national “Do Not Flush” labeling mandate for non-flushable wipes packaging to stop the flushing of [...]