Infrastructure

A $39 million federal grant has been awarded to the Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD). The funding will be used to expand the Thermal Wastewater Treatment Plant and provide a blend of recycled and canal water for crop irrigation and various landscapes in the eastern Coachella Valley. The grant, funded …

Last week the Department of the Interior announced additional funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for water storage and conveyance projects in California. The B.F. Sisk Dam Raise and Reservoir Expansion project will receive $125 million for the enhancement of off-stream storage capability. The project is in addition …

Project now has support of water agencies serving majority of Californians Last month, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) joined 11 other water agencies throughout the state to support the continued work of planning and permitting for the Delta Conveyance Project. MWD’s Board of Directors voted to provide …

Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new San Jacinto Valley Groundwater Treatment Facility with the traditional first shovel of dirt to kickstart the project which will further support EMWD’s continually expanding groundwater program. EMWD has previously completed four new groundwater wells and pipelines that …

Palmdale Water District (PWD) announced last week it has received a $14.8 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help pay for the Pure Water Antelope Valley (AV) Demonstration Facility. This loan is expected to save PWD about $4 million …

Walnut Valley Water District’s (WVWD) board of directors has approved the purchase the North Side Line from the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, facilitating direct access to recycled water on the Upper Portion Pipeline from the Pomona Water Reclamation Plant to the City of Walnut. This acquisition ensures a secure …