Infrastructure

The Bureau of Reclamation submitted its initial spend plan for fiscal year 2022 funding allocations authorized in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to the U.S. Congress last week. Reclamation will be provided $1.66 billion annually to support a range of infrastructure improvements for fiscal years 2022 through 2026. “The Bipartisan Infrastructure …

Contractors for Palmdale Water District (PWD) will begin work on replacing 1.5 miles of water mains starting this week.  The areas to be affected are bounded by 3rd Street East to Division Street and Desert Sands Park to Avenue Q in East Palmdale. Work on the $2 million project began this …

The Bureau of Reclamation has initiated the first application period for Extraordinary Maintenance (XM) projects that will address aging water and power infrastructure across the West. Newly enacted funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will be applied to the program following the new application period requirements set out in the …

The California Department of Water Resources has announced a new $100 million funding program intended to restore capacity to portions of the California Aqueduct, San Luis Canal, Delta-Mendota Canal, and Friant-Kern Canal. “Fixing these canals is an important foundational piece to ensure a reliable and climate resilient water supply for …

Earlier this month, the California Water Commission (CWC) determined the Chino Basin Program (CBP) was feasible and could continue its work towards final approval of $212 million awarded under the Water Storage Investment Program (WSIP). At a July 2018 meeting of the CWC, the CBP was one of seven projects …

California’s Department of Water Resources announced Monday that seismic work on Castaic Dam’s tower access bridge’s three piers has been completed. However, work continues on the bridge’s superstructure which supports the deck and connects to the piers. The retrofit work aims to improve the bridge’s performance during a major seismic …