Infrastructure

Earlier this week, State and Federal officials held a groundbreaking ceremony to officially launch work on a nearly $400 million project to raise the Folsom Dam 3.5 feet. The project is expected to take five years to complete and will include rock and soil fill and rip-rap on the eight earthen berms …

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) recently released a Notice of Preparation (NOP) for a proposal to modernize water infrastructure in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, initiating environmental review in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The NOP, announcing the preparation of an environmental impact report (EIR) for the proposed …

The Bureau of Reclamation today released the Central Valley Project Final Cost Allocation Study, which determines how to distribute costs of the multipurpose CVP facilities to project beneficiaries. Extending 400 miles through central California, the CVP is a multiuse water resources project that brings reliable water and power to farms …

The Bureau of Reclamation issued a Record of Decision Friday for an action that optimizes water supply and reduces pumping impacts through the Mendota Pool Group 20-Year Exchange Program, expected to begin in early 2020. Reclamation and Westlands Water District evaluated alternatives and recommended an action to allow annual exchanges …

Kettleman City will no longer be plagued by contaminated groundwater thanks to a new $11 million water treatment plant built with state and federal funds. Previously, the community had relied on delivery of replacement drinking water for years. In December, residents, community leaders, environmental justice groups, and local and state …

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) recently announced they are moving forward with modernization of State Water Project (SWP) facilities across the state to reduce seismic and hydrologic risks. Several projects across California have begun. These projects represent a significant investment by the State to address seismic and hydrologic risks …