Due to the potential of massive flooding from a very large and rare storm, Rep. Grace F. Napolitano (D-32nd District-El Monte) has written the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers urging them to make the planning, design, and construction of dam safety repairs at Whittier Narrows Dam their highest budgetary priority. …
Read More »Water Chemistry Expert Tells Cadiz Water Project Review Board Opponent-Funded Springs Work Flawed
The Fenner Valley Water Authority (FVWA) has released a new analysis by water chemistry expert Dr. David K. Kreamer, a professor of Hydrology & Geosciences at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas critiquing two opposition-funded papers to the Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery and Storage Project. FVWA is the public …
Read More »Cal Water Infrastructure: Two Salinas Projects Completed, One San Mateo Project Underway
Cal Water has been active with water infrastructure projects of late including two that were recently completed in Salinas and one just now underway in San Mateo. The completion of the two Salinas projects will strengthen water system reliability and infrastructure resiliency, and enhance fire protection in the area. One …
Read More »Draft Environmental Impact Report for Removal of Klamath River Dams Available for Comment
The Draft Environmental Impact Report pertaining to the removal of the dams and associated facilities that together form the Lower Klamath Project (FERC Project No. 14083) is now available for public review and comment until February 26, 2019. The Lower Klamath Project is located along the Klamath River, in Siskiyou …
Read More »Metropolitan Water District invests $3.5 Million in Future Development of Local Water Supplies
Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California — the regional wholesaler delivering water to 26-member public agencies and some 19 million people in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Ventura counties – announced on Wednesday that its board of directors has issued the final approvals necessary to …
Read More »California Awarded $187.3 Million from EPA for Drinking Water and Wastewater Projects
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last month that it has awarded $187.3 million to more than 180 California for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure improvements throughout the state. These federal funds are to be supplemented with state funding sources to provide low-interest loans for wastewater and drinking water …
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