The federal government continues to make major investments in water infrastructure across the West. This time $240.4 million has been earmarked for infrastructure repairs in fiscal year 2022 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The program, facilitated through the Bureau of Reclamation, includes significant repairs on canal linings, dam spillways …
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Earlier this month California American Water (Cal Am) filed an application for a rate adjustment for 2024 through 2026 with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). If approved, the new rates would take effect January 1, 2024. Cal Am is required to submit an application every three years, this time, …
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Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) will soon be able to construct a new pipeline to provide the Eastern Coachella Valley communities safe drinking water thanks to a $23.4 million State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) grant. SWRCB awarded the grant last week in response to hearing CVWD’s plan to connect …
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The San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District (SBVMWD) will begin considering multi-beneficial use projects for approximately 1,650 acres of land during a board of directors workshop scheduled for today. SBVMWD acquired the undeveloped land at the base of the San Bernardino mountains from the Orange County Flood Control District that …
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Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District (EVMWD) received $780,000 in Federal Relief Funds for its Canyon Lake Water Treatment Plan pilot project. These funds were secured by Congressional Rep. Ken Calvert under the “Community Project Funding” portion of the $1.5 trillion 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act that President Joe Biden recently signed.“Elsinore …
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The California Department of Water Resources signed an agreement to award $3.3 million in funding to the San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority to repair segments of the Delta-Mendota Canal (DMC) in the San Joaquin Valley that have been damaged by land subsidence. The Delta-Mendota Canal, which conveys water over 116 …
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