Infrastructure

Two Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) stormwater projects have been selected to receive Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) federal loans to reduce flood risk and create a safer community. The two projects were part of a total of 39 projects selected nationally in the highly competitive process. The funds have been …

It was a good news, bad news day on Tuesday for U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. Although it was a sobering visit to fire-ravaged devastation in what remains of the town of Paradise, decimated by the Camp Fire, Secretary Perdue also announced a $449 million …

Cucamonga Valley Water District (CVWD) has initiated a first-time partnership with Montclair-based OPARC, a non-profit agency that provides training and meaningful employment opportunities for adults with disabilities in Southern California. Three OPARC clients will be painting fire hydrants throughout the local community benefiting both the district and local residents and …

DWR Meets the Nov. 1 Public Safety Milestone After a year-and-a-half of tireless construction, often with crews working throughout the night, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) has successfully met the Nov. 1 Public Safety Milestone in repairing the heavily damaged Oroville Dam main spillway. The dam’s main spillway and …

Malibu city officials and local legislators along with representatives of the State and Regional Water Quality Control Boards and local residents and business members gathered recently to celebrate a new Smart Water Management Civic Center Water Treatment Facility. The project supports the city’s efforts to address California’s drought by reducing …

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) recently completed a major riparian restoration project and opened three miles of a multi-use trail near the east end of Lake Perris in Riverside County. The project is part of the recently completed Perris Dam Remediation Project and is aimed at preserving native …