Fourteen California agencies will receive grant funds from the Bureau of Reclamation to support projects to increase water and energy conservation and efficiency, plan for climate change and other threats to our water supplies, and to take action to secure our water resources for the communities, economies and ecosystems they …
Read More »Governor’s budget includes $80.5 million for Salton Sea restoration
The Salton Sea restoration project received a major boost in funding with $80.5 million from the state budget Gov. Jerry Brown signed earlier this week. The funds will provide for not only the restoration of habitat at the receding lake but also will provide for the development of a long-term …
Read More »Delta management plan invalidated by Superior Court judge
A Sacramento Superior Court judge ruled Friday that the long-fought Delta Management Plan is no longer valid. Sacramento Superior Court Judge Michael P. Kenny had ruled earlier last month that certain elements of the plan were inadequate but has now put the plan aside until additional changes can be made. …
Read More »Groundwater Reliability Improvement Project Advanced Water Treatment Facility underway
The Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD) has signed a deal with J.F. Shea of Walnut to build its $110 million Groundwater Reliability Improvement Project (GRIP)/Advanced Water Treatment Facility (AWTF). The recycling plant is located in Pico Rivera. When the project is completed in 2018, the WRD’s two groundwater …
Read More »Reverse Osmosis Portion of Chino Desalter Expansion Project Completed
The state-of-the-art reverse osmosis efficiency portion of the Chino Desalter Phase 3 Expansion Project has been completed and some 100 local water leaders and officials recent celebrated with a ribbon-cutting event. Underway since 2008 the Chino Desalter’s treatment capacity will eventually increase from 10 million gallons per day (MGD) to …
Read More »Colorado River Aqueduct celebrates 75 years of water delivery to the Los Angeles basin
If you’ve ever spent any time at Lake Havasu along the California-Arizona border you’ve likely seen Parker Dam, the site where the Colorado River’s waters are initially drawn into what is known as the Colorado River Aqueduct (CRA). Originally conceived by William Mulholland, it was the largest public works project …
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