Infrastructure

Palmdale Water District (PWD) announced last week it has received a $14.8 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help pay for the Pure Water Antelope Valley (AV) Demonstration Facility. This loan is expected to save PWD about $4 million …

Walnut Valley Water District’s (WVWD) board of directors has approved the purchase the North Side Line from the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, facilitating direct access to recycled water on the Upper Portion Pipeline from the Pomona Water Reclamation Plant to the City of Walnut. This acquisition ensures a secure …

City of Sonora and Tuolumne County Representatives, Tribal partners, community leaders, project partners, and neighboring districts joined the Tuolumne Utilities District (TUD) Board of Directors and staff for a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the new Sonora Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility (SRWWTF). “This state-of-the-art facility represents a …

The Bureau of Reclamation, Friant Water Authority, and California Department of Water Resources held a ribbon cutting celebration last week to mark the completion of Phase 1 of the Friant-Kern Canal Middle Reach Capacity Correction Project. The project will restore capacity to 33 miles of the existing Friant-Kern Canal damaged …

The Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) broke ground earlier this month on its Exploratory Boring and Monitoring Well Project. Local dignitaries from IEUA, Chino Basin Watermaster, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the State Water Resources Control Board, and other program partners took part in a ceremony at one of …

The Calaveras County Water District (CCWD) secured $11.2 million from the Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) in the 2024 federal budget to construct the enhancement of the Copper Cove Wastewater Treatment Plant and Reclamation Facility. The funds are part of the Section 219 Environmental Infrastructure program run by the …