Infrastructure

Earlier this year, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power drained the Santa Ynez Reservoir in Pacific Palisades to make repairs to the floating cover that ensures the drinking water in Santa Ynez Reservoir in Pacific Palisades meets state and federal water quality standards. Following the completion of those …

Construction on a new flood protection project in Stockton has begun. Officials were on hand Friday for a groundbreaking ceremony for the Tenmile Slough levee project in Stockton. The State says it is a critical component of a larger Lower San Joaquin River Project, a $1.95 billion project funded by …

Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District (BCVWD) received $2.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to bolster water system reliability for thousands of residents and support firefighting and fire suppression efforts in a challenging fire-risk region. The grant, awarded through the County of Riverside, will provide for two new pipeline …

After years of struggling with poor water quality and aging facilities, a new water system for the City of Needles in eastern San Bernardino County is finally complete. The new system ensures reliable, safe drinking water for Needles’ 5,000 residents. The $14 million price tag for the system was covered …

The Bureau of Reclamation announced last week the award of $134 million for the proposed Sites Reservoir Project. The water storage project would be the second largest off-stream reservoir in the nation and would increase Northern California’s water storage capacity by up to 15 percent. The award, funded by the …

Metropolitan Water District is funding a new innovative stormwater capture project that will recharge the Orange County Aquifer and help water managers understand the benefits of stormwater capture, under an agreement approved this week by the district’s board of directors. The contract with the city of Anaheim provides $980,000 for …