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Pure Water Oceanside Ribbon Cutting More than 200 water/wastewater industry leaders gathered on March 22, 2022 at the Pure Water Oceanside ribbon cutting to celebrate the first potable water reuse project in operation in the San Diego county region. Pure Water Oceanside will purify recycled wastewater to create a new, local source of high-quality drinking [...]

Q&A Session – Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) The California Department of Community Services and Development (CSD) is hosting a Q&A session this Thursday, April 7, from 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. on the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP). CSD encourages you to attend the session if you have not yet [...]

In Memoriam We are deeply saddened to inform the CASA membership of the passing of our Board Member and friend, David T. Cárdenas who passed unexpectedly on Friday, March 11 of a heart attack. Director Cárdenas’s presence, love for his community, and dedication to helping others will be greatly missed. David was a pillar not [...]

Insights on State and Federal Funding Opportunities for Wastewater Agencies March 29, 2022, 10:00 – 11:30 am Registration Link Successfully obtaining infrastructure funding is consistently identified as one of the highest priorities for CASA member agencies. This workshop will explore a wide range of federal funding opportunities with Central Coast Regional Board Member and Dudek regional project manager, Jane Gray. [...]

2022 Legislative Session Heats Up The CASA State Legislative Committee met on Friday, March 11th to discuss and take positions on high priority bills that are now moving through the 2022 Legislative Session. A bill list with CASA’s adopted positions is now available. Stay tuned in the coming weeks for opportunities for your agency to [...]

Congress Passes FY2022 Omnibus Package After months of stalemate between congressional appropriators to agree to fiscal year (FY) 2022 appropriations, Congress passed an omnibus package (HR 2471) that combines all twelve spending bills. Totaling $1.5 trillion in discretionary spending, the package provides $730 billion in non-defense spending and $782 billion in defense spending. Summaries of [...]

CPUC Adopts Biomethane Procurement Program The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on February 24, unanimously voted to adopt a biomethane procurement requirement of 72.8 billion cubic feet of biomethane annually by 2030 for the Investor-Owned Utilities (IOU’s), with important interim goals to help meet the waste diversion requirements of SB 1383. This includes prioritization for anaerobic [...]

New Associate Member Welcome 374 Water!   CASA 2022 “Ask the Experts” Webinar Series Join us for a series of CASA-led “Ask the Experts” webinars! Every month from now until June 2022, we will host a new webinar to facilitate conversation on the hot topics all clean water agencies are concerned with, including infrastructure funding, climate resiliency, public messaging, PFAS, [...]

Excellence in Advocacy Achievement Awarded to CASA Board Member The WateReuse Association has awarded CASA Board Member and Orange County Sanitation District General Manager, Jim Herberg the Excellence in Advocacy Achievement Award for his contributions to water reuse, the wastewater industry, and the environment. The award was announced at the 37th Annual WaterReuse Symposium in [...]

LIHWAP Webinar Recording, Web Form Link & Enrollment Package On February 15 and 16, the CA Department of Community Services and Development held an informational webinar regarding the disbursement of the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) funds. For those unable to attend, we wanted to pass along several items of interest including the [...]