Infrastructure

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 …

The Orange County Water District (OCWD) and the City of Fullerton have begun operation of the Kimberly Well 1A PFAS Treatment Plant, Orange County’s first wellhead filtration treatment plant to remove perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) from local well water. “OCWD cannot be prouder of our amazing staff …

Last week, California Water Service Group (Cal Water) submitted its 2022-2024 infrastructure improvement plans for all of its California districts in its General Rate Case (GRC) filing with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). The proposal also includes a new rate design that reflects the actual cost of service, with …

Monte Vista Water District has been awarded a $3.4 million grant from the Department of Water Resources that will partially fund a treatment project necessary to meet stricter water quality regulations. The grant provides approximately 25% of the cost for the Plant 30 Wellhead Treatment Project, which is slated to …