Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District (BCVWD) and Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District are collaborating to capture enough stormwater to supply up to 900 families a year, while minimizing flooding in a portion of Cherry Valley. The Beaumont MDP Line 16 project will construct an underground storm drain that …
Read More »Water agencies break ground on regional recycled water facility
East Valley Water District (East Valley), San Bernardino Municipal Water Department (San Bernardino Water), and San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District (Valley District) came together this week to break ground on the first phase of a regional recycled water project that will transport and store water in Highland and San …
Read More »Work underway on North Indio Regional Flood Control project
Coachella Valley Water District is continuing work on a project that will protect homes and land in North Indio from regional flooding. By removing about 2,700 acres of land within North Indio from a designated Special Flood Hazard Area, FEMA will no longer require area residents to obtain flood insurance. …
Read More »North Lake Pilot Demonstration Project at Salton Sea revealed
A plan to create a marina on the north shore of the Salton Sea was revealed by elected leaders earlier this month in an online zoom meeting with the community. The North Lake Pilot Demonstration Project envisions a 156-acre marina with an oval-shaped lake, 6 to 12 feet deep, enclosed …
Read More »Metropolitan Board votes to invest in New infrastructure, partnerships
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s (MWD) Board of Directors voted this week to approve additional infrastructure investments, water transfer options and alternate delivery programs to improve resiliency and preserve limited State Water Project supplies for member agencies in the western portions of its service area that depend most on …
Read More »New PFA treatment facility online in Orange County
The Orange County Water District (OCWD) and the Serrano Water District (Serrano) began operating one of the County’s first treatment plants to remove per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from local well water. The Serrano facility is among 35 PFAS treatment facilities being designed and constructed in Orange County over the next …
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