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EBMUD considers customer surcharge to curb water usage
EBMUD is considering a customer surcharge to encourage water conservation as the region faces relentless drought.Read More
Californians ignore pleas to cut water use as state faces relentless drought
Californians in urban districts are failing to meet water conservation goals despite an alarmingly dry January and February.Read More
Appropriations bill invests more than $73 million in Bay Area projects
The $1.5 trillion omnibus appropriations bill passed last week by the U.S. Congress includes more than $73 million for projects in the greater Bay Area, according to the office...Read More
State board considers widespread emergency water restrictions
California water regulators have proposed new emergency drought regulations that would prohibit a wide range of wasteful water behaviors for the entire state. On Tuesday, the State Water Resources...Read More
Alamo water main break impacts nearly 200 customers
The East Bay Municipal Utility District is reporting a water main break Friday in Alamo that is affecting nearly 200 customers and impacting traffic on a main thoroughfare. EBMUD...Read More
EBMUD considers 8 percent water rate hike over two years
The East Bay Municipal Utility District is holding a public hearing Tuesday on a proposed 8 percent rate increase for tap water and wastewater over the next two years....Read More
EBMUD seeks public input ahead of five-year water supply plan update
The East Bay Municipal Utility District is asking for public input from residents of Alameda and Contra Costa counties for an update of its water supply plan, which is...Read More
Raw sewage pollutes Oakland Estuary after wastewater plant fails in power outage
Boaters are being warned to stay away from the Oakland Estuary on Saturday, after an estimated 50,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled during a power outage Friday night at...Read More
Twelve-acre North Orinda prescribed burn continues Saturday
A prescribed burn will continue Saturday at an area east of the San Pablo Reservoir, officials said. CAL Fire, the East Bay Municipal Utility District and the Moraga-Orinda Fire...Read More
Oakland warehouse fire sends plume of smoke over city
A two-alarm fire destroyed a warehouse in East Oakland Wednesday morning, causing plumes of smoke that were visible through much of the city.Read More
EPA issues fines for untreated sewage in Bay
Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley, Albany and two municipal districts in the East Bay have been fined almost $400,000 for allowing untreated sewage to enter the Bay, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...Read More
Oakland hills landslide cuts water service
A landslide in the Oakland hills has left 23 homes without water service, a spokeswoman for the East Bay Municipal Utility District said today. Water agency spokeswoman Nelsy Rodriguez...Read More
Contra Costa undoes drought water limits
Following similar steps recently taken by other agencies, the Contra Costa Water District's leaders voted Wednesday to reverse most of its water use restrictions.Read More
Water main ruptures after East Bay quake
A water main ruptured in Walnut Creek Sunday afternoon, spewing water into an intersection roughly four miles from the epicenter of an earthquake in Concord.Read More
Crew accidentally dumps cement into Glen Echo Creek
Workers retiring an underground water pipeline in Oakland accidentally dumped 120-170 cubic yards of cement into a nearby creek Wednesday morning, an East Bay Municipal Utility District spokeswoman said...Read More