West Basin Municipal Water District has installed more than 80 water bottle filling stations in or on the premises of public facilities throughout its service area through grant programs. In doing so, an estimated 110,000 plastic water bottles annually have been removed from the local waste stream.
A worker walks through a completed portion of the tunnel. A modern tunnel boring machine (TBM) named Rachel has been quietly building an 18-foot diameter, 7-milelong tunnel from Carson to San Pedro. This tunnel will convey cleaned water from the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts’ largest wastewater treatment [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Media Contact: Colleen Farrell | SBCCOG | 424-271-4681 | [email protected] SOUTH BAY CITIES COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS CONGRATULATES EL SEGUNDO AS 200th AGENCY TO JOIN PARTNER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL ENERGY NETWORK TORRANCE, CALIF., November 15, 2021 – The South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG), which through [...]
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) will provide up to $72.5 million dollars to help the nation’s second largest school district save energy and water, while reducing their utility bills, under a renewed agreement that will continue through 2025. The new agreement, approved by the Board of [...]
The South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG) partner, the Southern California Regional Energy Network (SoCalREN) Public Agency Programs, is proud to offer the Pathway to Zero Program for public agencies. The Pathway to Zero Program helps cities, counties, school districts, and other public agencies along the path towards zero [...]
When: Thursday, September 30, 2021; Time: 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Join West Basin for an interactive discussion with water efficiency experts who will answer your questions about the grass replacement rebate application process. The chat will begin with a brief overview of the rebate program, and will be followed [...]
By Steve Tabor This is an excerpt from an article published June 10, 2021 by Palos Verdes Pulse; www.palosverdespulse.com Photo credit: Steve Tabor, Palos Verdes Magazine The steep and slippery slopes of the Palos Verdes canyons and hillsides make it extremely difficult to clear away the variety of [...]
WRD plans to extract and treat brackish groundwater with advanced technologies to create a "drought" proof source of water. By Robert Katherman, treasurer, Water Replenishment District Climate change is creating enormous global challenges for the delivery of life-giving water. When Governor Newsom recently declared emergency water rules for [...]
Scientists tell us that greenhouse gases released by human activities, like land-filling food and yard waste, cause climate change. According to CalRecycle, landfills are the third largest source of methane in California. Organic waste, which includes food scraps, yard trimmings, paper, cardboard and wood make up half of what Californians [...]
