Infrastructure

The Tuolumne Utilities District Board of Directors, local dignitaries, and members of the public came together this week to celebrate the start of construction on the new Sonora Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility. The existing Sonora Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility (SRWWTF) was built in the 7o’s and is in need of replacement …

Building on increased collaboration on the Colorado River, water agencies in Southern California and Arizona have formalized a new agreement to advance the development of one of the largest water recycling plants in the country. The Central Arizona Project and Arizona Department of Water Resources have agreed to contribute up …

Three regional water agencies hosted a celebration event last week to commemorate the completion of their $37 million, three-year construction project that enhances energy and operating efficiencies of the Santa Rosa Water Reclamation Facility (SRWRF). The project and facility are owned and managed by the Santa Rosa Regional Resources Authority …

With its water supplies diminished by drought and climate change, the City of Fort Bragg is launching a desalination-reverse osmosis system that can treat up to 144,000 gallons per day using funding from the State Water Resources Control Board. The system will treat water from the Noyo River. Saltwater intrusion …

After years of vying for funding to fix a 33-mile stretch of the Friant-Kern Canal, the Friant Water Authority and the Bureau of Reclamation have awarded a contract to Brosamer & Wall/Tutor Perini Joint Venture for phase one of the Friant-Kern Canal Middle Reach Capacity Correction Project. The $177 million …

The city of Indio has been awarded a $4,114,572 grant from the California Natural Resources Agency for the City’s Civic Center Storm Drain Project. This funding comes from the Urban Flood Protection (UFP) Grant Program. Projects had to offer a mix of traditional and green infrastructure solutions to prevent flooding …