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Join us in Palm Springs for the 2023 Winter Conference It is hard to believe that it has been three years since we all met in-person for the CASA Winter Conference, which is why we [...]

Election Brings Major Changes to California Legislature The midterm election has ushered in a new era in Sacramento politics.  California voters elected 31 freshman legislators to serve in the California Legislature.  This is the largest [...]

EPA Announces Build America, Buy America Guidance for Water Assistance Programs The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (USEPA) Office of Water (OW) has finalized implementation guidance for the expanded Build America, Buy America (BABA) mandates under [...]

California AG Bonta Files Lawsuit Against Manufacturers of PFAS On Nov. 10, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that the State has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly referred [...]

SWRCB & CWEA Operator in Training Survey Earlier this month, CWEA launched an operator survey developed in conjunction with the SWRCB by members of a workgroup focused on CA Operator Certification challenges. The purpose of this survey is to collect [...]

2023 Water & Wastewater Leadership Center Applications Now Being Accepted! With the belief that exceptional leadership is essential to the continued success of the water sector, the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies, the American Water [...]