Infrastructure

Last week the Santa Margarita Water District (SMWD) received approval to annex the City of San Juan Capistrano’s water and wastewater facilities. The approval by the Orange County Local Agency Formation Commission (OC LAFCO) affirms SMWD’s ability to assume the City of San Juan Capistrano’s water and wastewater services. “We …

The Bureau of Reclamation’s East Park Reservoir and surrounding parklands will temporarily close on August 20 for dam inspection and maintenance. Work on the 111-year-old dam is scheduled when the reservoir level is lowest due to drought conditions and the infrastructure is more accessible. East Park Dam and Reservoir are …

Soon more customers in the Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) service area will be able to receive recycled water for outdoor irrigation. CVWD announced that work has begun on the expansion of the Non-Potable Water (NPW) distribution pipeline system, which will enable four more golf courses to receive NPW for …

In an effort to reduce seismic risks during a major earthquake, the California Department of Water Resources, (DWR) has begun construction on Castaic Dam’s tower access bridge. DWR will be strengthening the bridge’s three piers by encasing each one with a reinforced fiber wrap compound. This process requires the temporary …

Cadiz Inc. recently announced the completed acquisition of an existing 220-mile pipeline from El Paso Natural Gas (“EPNG”). The Cadiz “Northern Pipeline,” extends southeast from California’s Central Valley near Bakersfield and terminates at the Company’s Cadiz Ranch agricultural operations. The pipeline crosses underserved and disadvantaged communities as well as existing …

Mojave Water Agency (MWA) and the City of Adelanto celebrated the completed extension of Mojave’s Regional, Recharge and Recovery project (R3) last month. The R3 project utilizes aquifer storage capacity in the Mojave Basin using water purchased from the State Water Project to recharge local basins and deliver it to …