MVCAC December Planning Meeting; 2020 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications Due 12/2/19; MVCAC issues management guide; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
News Briefs 11.8.19
MVCAC December Planning Meeting; 2020 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications Due 12/2/19; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
News Briefs 11.1.19
MVCAC December Planning Meeting; 2020 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications Due 12/2/19; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
News Briefs 10.25.19
MVCAC December Planning Meeting; 2020 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications Due 12/2/19; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
News Briefs 10.18.19
MVCAC December Planning Meeting; 2020 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications Due 12/2/19; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
News Briefs 10.11.19
Call for Papers, Presentations and Posters; MVCAC December Planning Meeting; 2020 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications Due 12/2/19; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
News Briefs 10.4.19
Call for Papers, Presentations and Posters; Quirk Bill to Help Prevent Yellow Fever, West Nile and Zika Viruses is Signed; MVCAC December Planning Meeting; 2020 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications Due 12/2/19; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
Quirk Bill to Help Prevent Yellow Fever, West Nile and Zika Viruses is Signed
Press Release from Assemblymember Bill Quirk
October 2, 2019
SACRAMENTO – Following a wet winter and warm summer, mosquito experts throughout the state are moving fast to maintain public health and prevent the spread of mosquito-borne diseases. Recognizing this, today Governor Newsom signed AB 320, authored Assemblymember Bill Quirk (D – Hayward). AB 320 establishing a preventive surveillance system and database, known as CalSURV, to track and predict where disease-spreading mosquitoes might emerge.
“It is critical that California supports the tools that will help us get ahead of potential threats to the public health, including the West Nile and Zika viruses,” said Assemblymember Quirk. “Real-time surveillance and improved statewide communications can help mosquito control agencies prevent the spread of invasive mosquitoes.”
The CalSURV Program provides centralized storage of data collection and analysis for the presence of mosquitoes and mosquito-borne diseases throughout the state. The University of California (UC) Davis, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and local mosquito control agencies will work together to provide real-time reporting of potentially dangerous mosquitoes and mosquito-borne virus activity.
News Briefs 9.27.19
Call for Papers, Presentations and Posters; 2020 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications Due 12/2/19; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
News Briefs 9.20.19
Call for Papers, Presentations and Posters; Invasive Mosquitoes Plunge Deeper Into California; In Memoriam: James Wanderscheid; 2020 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications Due 12/2/19; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
News Briefs 9.13.19
MVCAC 88th Annual Conference; Call for Papers, Presentations and Posters; In Memoriam: James Wanderscheid; 2020 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications Due 12/2/19; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
News Briefs 9.6.19
MVCAC 88th Annual Conference; Call for Papers, Presentations and Posters; 2020 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications Due 12/2/19; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; MVCAC 5k Fun Run; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
News Briefs 8.30.19
Meritorious Service Award, Honorary Member Award and Service with Distinction Award Nominations Now Open; Call for Papers, Presentations and Posters; 2020 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications Due 12/2/19; Agency Spotlight – July 2019; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
News Briefs 8.23.19
Meritorious Service Award, Honorary Member Award and Service with Distinction Award Nominations Now Open; Call for Papers, Presentations and Posters; 2020 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications Due 12/2/19; Agency Spotlight – July 2019; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
News Briefs 8.16.19
Call for Papers, Presentations and Posters; 2020 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications Due 12/2/19; Agency Spotlight – July 2019; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
News Brief 8.9.19
Proposed Workshop: Mosquito and Arbovirus Surveillance with QGIS; Call for Papers, Presentations and Posters; 2020 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications Due 12/2/19; Agency Spotlight – July 2019; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
News Briefs 8.2.19
Proposed Workshop: Mosquito and Arbovirus Surveillance with QGIS; Call for Papers, Presentations and Posters; 2020 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications Due 12/2/19; Agency Spotlight – July 2019; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
News Briefs 7.26.19
Proposed Workshop: Mosquito and Arbovirus Surveillance with QGIS; Call for Papers, Presentations and Posters; 2020 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications Due 12/2/19; Agency Spotlight – July 2019; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
News Briefs 7.19.19
Call for Papers, Presentations and Posters; 2020 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications Due 12/2/19; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; Agency Spotlight – July 2019; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
News Briefs 7.12.19
2020 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications Due 12/2/19; CA DPR Vector Control Exam Update; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
2020 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications Due 12/2/19
Applications for the 2020 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award will be accepted through Monday, December 2, 2019. The William C. Reeves New Investigator Award, memorializing Dr. William C. Reeves, who was a renowned University of California entomologist, is sponsored by the Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California (MVCAC). The award is presented to the best scientific paper submitted and presented at the annual MVCAC conference. The Reeves New Investigator Award application differs from the MVCAC Call for Papers, if you have an additional speaking topic for the Call for Papers, please follow that application and guidelines.
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News Briefs 7.5.19
CA DPR Vector Control Exam Update; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
News Briefs 6.28.19
HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
News Briefs 6.21.19
Press Release: Residential Irrigation is a Big Contributor to Mosquito-Borne Disease Threats; MVCAC Corporate Member Fiscal Status Report Submission for 2019-20 Dues; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
Press Release: Residential Irrigation is a Big Contributor to Mosquito-Borne Disease Threats
Sacramento, June 20, 2019 – Rainwater isn’t the only worry for mosquito control officials; wasteful water practices are creating mosquito breeding grounds in backyards across California. Overwatering – or inefficient watering – of lawns and using excessive water to wash cars and driveways can create standing water where mosquitoes lay eggs. Unattended standing water in pet bowls and flowerpots can also create more urban mosquitoes which means greater risk of disease transmission in residential areas.
In addition, abandoned swimming pools, ornamental ponds, septic tanks, and rain barrels, which are especially predominant in areas ravaged by wildfires, can contribute to mosquito breeding. Mosquitoes can breed in sources of water as small as a bottle cap, so it’s critical that residents inspect their yards weekly and remove any standing water.
“Summer is a time to enjoy the outdoors, but it is also the height of mosquito season,” said Jeremy Wittie, President of the Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California (MVCAC). “Protecting public health is a shared responsibility and we must all commit to making mosquito prevention part of our regular routine. Responsible irrigation as well as dumping and draining all standing water in the yard are simple steps residents can take to eliminate mosquito habitats.”
News Briefs 6.14.19
CDPH-VBDS 2019 Plague surveillance program; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks;Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
News Briefs 6.7.19
CDPH-VBDS 2019 Plague surveillance program; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
News Briefs 5.31.19
HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
News Briefs 5.24.19
HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
News Briefs 5.17.19
HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
News Briefs 5.10.19
CSDA Legislative Days; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
News Briefs 5.3.19
CSDA Legislative Days; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
News Briefs 4.26.19
Mosquito Awareness Week Resolution; CSDA Legislative Days; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
News Briefs 4.19.19
CSDA Legislative Days; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
Press Release: Record Amounts of Rain Coupled With Warming Temperatures Create Perfect Conditions for Mosquitoes
Mosquito Awareness Week educates California residents on preventing mosquito-borne viruses
SACRAMENTO, APRIL 17, 2019 – After the significant rainfall we received this winter,Mosquito expertsthroughout the state stress the need for Californians to dump and drain all standing water. According to theCalifornia Department of Water Resources, parts of Los Angeles, Ventura and San Diego counties received nearly 200% of the average rainfall from October 2018 to February 2019. These and other areas of the state have accumulated significant amounts of stagnant water, which can create mosquito breeding sites.
In addition to being a nuisance, mosquitoes pose a serious public health risk as infected mosquitoes can spread West Nile virus, which can cause debilitating cases of meningitis, encephalitis, and even death. West Nile virus activity was detected in 41 counties in California in 2018 and there were 215 human disease cases reported, of which 153 were the more severe neuroinvasive form. Over the last 10 years, more than 4,000 human disease cases were reported including 211 deaths.
News Briefs 4.12.19
Lost/Found at MVCAC Conference; CSDA Legislative Days; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
News Briefs 4.5.19
WNV dead bird hotline opens soon-response requested; CSDA Legislative Days; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs -Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
MVCAC 2019 PESP Membership
MVCAC members can submit 2018 annual data through Friday, April 5, which is how MVCAC stays a PESP member.
News Briefs 3.29.19
Heavy Rains, End Of Drought Could Help Keep West Nile Virus Subdued – For Now; CSDA Legislative Days; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; NPDES Reporting Information For 2018 Report; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
News Briefs 3.22.19
2019 Sentinel Chicken Order Forms; CSDA Legislative Days; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; NPDES Reporting Information For 2018 Report; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
News Briefs 3.15.19
2019 Sentinel Chicken Order Forms Available Now!; American Chemical Society Call for Papers; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; NPDES Reporting Information For 2018 Report; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; For Sale: 1966 PIPER PAWNEE BRAVE 235; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
News Briefs 3.8.19
Appropriations Requests for Mosquito Control (AMCA, Senator Feinstein); 2019 Sentinel Chicken Order Forms Available Now!; American Chemical Society Call for Papers; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; NPDES Reporting Information For 2018 Report; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; For Sale: 1966 PIPER PAWNEE BRAVE 235; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
News Briefs 3.1.19
MVCAC Yearbook Survey 2019; 2019 Sentinel Chicken Order Forms Available Now!; American Chemical Society Call for Papers; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; NPDES Reporting Information For 2018 Report; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; For Sale: 1966 PIPER PAWNEE BRAVE 235; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
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News Briefs 2.22.19
MVCAC Yearbook Survey 2019; 2019 Sentinel Chicken Order Forms Available Now!; American Chemical Society Call for Papers; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; NPDES Reporting Information For 2018 Report; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; For Sale: 1966 PIPER PAWNEE BRAVE 235; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
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News Briefs 2.15.19
MVCAC Yearbook Survey 2019; 2019 Sentinel Chicken Order Forms Available Now!; American Chemical Society Call for Papers; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; NPDES Reporting Information For 2018 Report; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; For Sale: 1966 PIPER PAWNEE BRAVE 235; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
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News Briefs 2.8.19
MVCAC Yearbook Survey 2019; 2019 Sentinel Chicken Order Forms Available Now!; American Chemical Society Call for Papers; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; NPDES Coalition Report Filed with SWB; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; For Sale: 1966 PIPER PAWNEE BRAVE 235; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
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MVCAC 2019 Annual Conference Photos
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News Briefs 2.1.19
MVCAC Yearbook Survey 2019; 2019 Sentinel Chicken Order Forms Available Now!; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; NPDES Coalition Report Filed with SWB; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; For Sale: 1966 PIPER PAWNEE BRAVE 235; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
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News Briefs 1.25.19
MVCAC Yearbook Survey 2019; 2019 Sentinel Chicken Order Forms Available Now!; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; NPDES Coalition Report Filed with SWB; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; For Sale: 1966 PIPER PAWNEE BRAVE 235; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
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News Briefs 1.18.19
MVCAC Yearbook Survey 2019; PacVec Second Annual Meeting; HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into; NPDES Coalition Report Filed with SWB; Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks; Share Your News With Us!; Jobs Board; For Sale: 1966 PIPER PAWNEE BRAVE 235; FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8×8; Sustaining Member Corner
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