Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) will soon be able to construct a new pipeline to provide the Eastern Coachella Valley communities safe drinking water thanks to a $23.4 million State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) grant. SWRCB awarded the grant last week in response to hearing CVWD’s plan to connect …
Read More »Water District looks at multi-beneficial use projects for land
The San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District (SBVMWD) will begin considering multi-beneficial use projects for approximately 1,650 acres of land during a board of directors workshop scheduled for today. SBVMWD acquired the undeveloped land at the base of the San Bernardino mountains from the Orange County Flood Control District that …
Read More »Elsinore Valley receives federal relief funds to upgrade critical water source
Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District (EVMWD) received $780,000 in Federal Relief Funds for its Canyon Lake Water Treatment Plan pilot project. These funds were secured by Congressional Rep. Ken Calvert under the “Community Project Funding” portion of the $1.5 trillion 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act that President Joe Biden recently signed.“Elsinore …
Read More »DWR awards $3.3 million to fix Delta-Mendota Canal
The California Department of Water Resources signed an agreement to award $3.3 million in funding to the San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority to repair segments of the Delta-Mendota Canal (DMC) in the San Joaquin Valley that have been damaged by land subsidence. The Delta-Mendota Canal, which conveys water over 116 …
Read More »Moulton Niguel completes smart meter upgrades
Moulton Niguel Water District announced they have completed a multi-million-dollar systemwide overhaul of its meter infrastructure, which involved upgrading every customer’s traditional meter with smart meter technology. With this meter upgrade, customers will have access to more frequent and detailed information about their water consumption, including access to hourly water …
Read More »Grants provide boost to groundwater banking
Two Northern California water agencies will soon be able to move forward with projects aimed at increasing groundwater banking during wet times. The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) awarded $4 million to the Carmichael Water District and $6.3 million to Yuba City for Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) groundwater …
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