Infrastructure

The East County Advanced Water Purification Program broke ground Wednesday, marking an important milestone for the project and East San Diego County. Program representatives, elected officials and water industry leaders gathered at the future site of the treatment facility in Santee to celebrate the project that will create a new, …

The Orange County Water District (OCWD) and the City of Garden Grove began operating one of four treatment plants being constructed in Garden Grove to remove per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from local well water. The Garden Grove facility, located at West Haven Reservoir, is among 36 PFAS treatment facilities being …

Several elected leaders recently joined the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) in celebrating the completion of their second UV disinfection facility. The Los Angeles Reservoir Ultraviolet Disinfection Plant (LARUVDP) is located in the San Fernando Valley and is the last stop in LADWP’s complex network of water …

The federal government continues to make major investments in water infrastructure across the West. This time $240.4 million has been earmarked for infrastructure repairs in fiscal year 2022 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The program, facilitated through the Bureau of Reclamation, includes significant repairs on canal linings, dam spillways …

Earlier this month California American Water (Cal Am) filed an application for a rate adjustment for 2024 through 2026 with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). If approved, the new rates would take effect January 1, 2024. Cal Am is required to submit an application every three years, this time, …

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 …