Water Systems CouncilNews
Remembering Robin Irwin
It is with a very heavy heart that we share the news that Robin Irwin passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022. Robin was a huge part of our water well industry family! She was Operations Manager for Murray Drilling Company, Bernalillo, New Mexico, and also served as Executive Secretary of the New Mexico Ground Water Association. Robin was elected as WSC’s first Contractor Board member in 2019. She also served as vice president of the Water Well Trust Board of Directors. In addition, Robin had chaired WSC's
CA Supreme Court Ruling Means Longer Waits, Increased Costs for Water Well Permits
On August 27, 2020, the California Supreme Court issued a decision that likely means that water well permits in the state will cost more and contractors will have to wait longer for the permit. In Protecting Our Water and Environmental Resources (POWER) v. County of Stanislaus, POWER filed suit, claiming that the county’s issuance of water well construction permits involved discretion on the part of the county, and therefore a review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) was required before
