SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Department of Water Resources has recommended that Long Beach Water receive an additional $1 million for its national seawater desalination research and development effort, the largest project of its kind in the United States. The funding recommendation will bring the total State of California contribution...
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WASHINGTON DC – Today, the United States Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approved a $30.7 billion Energy and Water Appropriations bill, which includes $1.9 million for critical Long Beach water supply reliability efforts. The bill provides $1 million for the Long Beach Seawater Desalination Project and $970,000 for the...
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OAKLAND, CA – A recently released report on Seawater Desalination by the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment and Security, cites the benefits of seawater desalination, but cautions policymakers and the public against excessively high economic and energy costs, as well as potential environmental and social impacts....
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LONG BEACH, CA – On Saturday, June 17, 2006 the Long Beach Water Department removed over 800 lbs of debris, including a mattress, multiple pairs of shoes and innumerable pieces of styrofoam and cigarette butts from Bluff Park Beach.
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LONG BEACH, CA – The Long Beach Board of Water Commissioners has approved an agreement with the Long Beach Unified School District that will conserve more than 36 million gallons of water and save the District $80,000 dollars in water fees, each year. The agreement provides for the installation of 49 advanced-technology irrigation...
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LONG BEACH, CA – The Long Beach Water Department has awarded $7,000 in grants to two Long Beach organizations working to create a more Beautiful Long Beach. The Long Beach Water Department’s landscape grant program is intended to showcase and cultivate interest in native California plants and landscapes. By promoting California-...
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LONG BEACH, CA – The Long Beach Seawater Desalination Research and Development Facility has been officially commissioned after successfully completing a three-day operational test of all systems at full power.
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LONG BEACH, CA - Today, the Long Beach Water Department received a $51,136 grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation for two important environmentally responsible water conservation programs: replacing an inefficient 50 year old irrigation system at Keller...
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SANTA BARBARA, CA – The California Coastal Commission has authorized the Long Beach Water Department to conduct a seafloor bathymetry survey and begin hydrogeological...
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LONG BEACH, CA - Long Beach Water officials today announced three Phases of major research that will be carried out at the 300,000 gallon-per-day (GPD) Long Beach Seawater Desalination Prototype facility over the next year, in partnership with the United States Department of Interior, Bureau...
