SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2024--
The California Desalination Association (CalDesal) today announced the unanimous appointment of Lacy Carothers, PE, Director of Engineering for California American Water, to its Executive Committee.
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Carothers brings a wealth of experience in the water industry to CalDesal, a statewide association comprised of leaders from public and private water agencies, non-profit organizations, and others committed to integrating desalination into California's sustainable water future.
“We’re all very excited to have Lacy join our Executive Committee,” said Glenn Farrel, Executive Director of CalDesal. “Her expertise and leadership will be invaluable as we continue to advocate for desalination as a key solution to California’s water challenges.”
Carothers is currently leading engineering efforts for California American Water’s Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project, a comprehensive initiative designed to ensure a long-term, sustainable water supply for the Monterey Peninsula region. The project includes a state-of-the-art, 6.4 million gallon per day (MGD) desalination plant that is currently undergoing permitting, with construction anticipated to begin in October 2025.
With a growing population and a changing climate, California faces significant water supply challenges. CalDesal is dedicated to educating policymakers and the public about the benefits of desalination, a proven technology that can turn ocean or brackish water into a reliable source of drinking water.
As a member of the CalDesal Executive Committee, Carothers will play a key role in shaping the association's advocacy efforts and advancing policies that promote desalination development throughout California.
About American Water
American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people with regulated operations in 14 states and on 18 military installations. American Water’s 6,500 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company’s national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders.
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Lacy Carothers, PE, Director of Engineering for California American Water, has been appointed to the CalDesal Executive Committee. (Photo: Business Wire)
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo's army said it foiled a coup attempt early Sunday and arrested the perpetrators, including several foreigners, following attacks on the presidential palace and the residence of a close ally of Congo's president that left three people dead in the capital, Kinshasa.
At first, local media identified the armed men as Congolese soldiers but then reported they were linked to self-exiled opposition figure Christian Malanga, who later posted a video on Facebook threatening President Felix Tshisekedi.
Malanga was killed at the presidential palace after he resisted arrest by guards, Congolese army spokesperson Brig. Gen. Sylvain Ekenge told The Associated Press.
Tshisekedi was reelected as president in December in a chaotic vote amid calls for a revote from the opposition over what they said was a lack of transparency. The Central African country has witnessed similar trends of disputed elections in the past.
Ekenge said on state television Sunday that the attempted coup d’état was “nipped in the bud by Congolese defense and security forces (and) the situation is under control.” Among the perpetrators were three Americans, including the son of Malanga, Ekenge later told the AP.
This also came amid a crisis gripping Tshisekedi's ruling party over an election for the parliament’s leadership, which was supposed to be held Saturday but was postponed.
Clashes were reported Sunday between men in military uniform and guards of Vital Kamerhe, a federal legislator and a candidate for speaker of the National Assembly of Congo, at his residence in Kinshasa, about 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from the presidential palace and where some embassies are also located.
Kamerhe’s guards stopped the armed men, Michel Moto Muhima, the politician's spokesperson said on the X social media platform, adding that two police officers and one of the attackers were killed in the shootout that started around 4:30 a.m.
Footage, seemingly from the area, showed military trucks and heavily armed men parading deserted streets in the neighborhood as the army said the situation has been brought under control.
Meanwhile, the self-exiled Malanga appeared in the live-streamed video at the presidential palace surrounded by several people in military uniform and said: “Felix, you’re out. We are coming for you.”
On his website, the opposition leader's group — the United Congolese Party (UCP) — is described as “a grassroots platform that unifies the Congolese Diaspora around the world opposing the current Congolese dictatorship.”
Tshisekedi hasn't so far addressed the public about Sunday's events.
On Friday, he met with parliamentarians and leaders of the Sacred Union of the Nation ruling coalition in an attempt to resolve the crisis seizing his party, which dominates the national assembly. He said he would not “hesitate to dissolve the National Assembly and send everyone to new elections if these bad practices persist.”
The United States Embassy in Congo issued a security alert Sunday, urging caution after "reports of gunfire.”
Asadu reported from Abuja, Nigeria. Associated Press writers Ruth Alonga in Goma, Congo, and Sam Mednick in Tel Aviv contributed.
Congolese security forces secure the streets of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Sunday May 19, 2024, after Congo's army said it has "foiled a coup" and arrested the perpetrators, including several foreigners, following a shootout between armed men in military uniform and guards of a close ally of Congo's president that left three people dead in the capital, Kinshasa. (AP Photo/Samy Ntumba Shambuyi)
