Infrastructure

Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) held a celebration earlier this week to commemorate the pending completion of the Thermal Mutual Water Consolidation project, which transitions 38 residential properties from a 50-year-old failing well to the CVWD system. In a brief ceremony in the neighborhood, Cástulo Estrada, Vice President of the …

The Bureau of Reclamation and San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority finalized the B.F. Sisk Dam Raise and Reservoir Expansion Project’s Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report. This joint proposed project would create an additional 130,000 acre-feet of storage space in San Luis Reservoir, producing additional water supply for 2 …

Earlier this week the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s (MWD) board of directors voted unanimously to fund its share of the environmental planning and pre-construction costs for the Delta Conveyance Project. At 47.2 percent of the $340.7 million in planning costs, MWD will be contributing $160.8 million over the …

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued its decision yesterday on the 2018 General Rate Case and Infrastructure Improvement Plan for California Water Service (Cal Water), the largest subsidiary of California Water Service Group (NYSE: CWT). The decision marks the end of an extensive review of the utility’s water system …

San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District (SBVMWD) recently took action to ensure the long-term reliability of the Inland Empire’s imported water supplies. At the November 17 regular board meeting, SBVMWD’s Directors voted unanimously to commit to pay 2.8 percent of the costs of building the Delta Conveyance Project, a tunnel …

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting California to apply for a total of $695 million in water infrastructure loans through a new infrastructure financing authority. This innovative program, known as SWIFIA, will help finance infrastructure projects to improve water quality and protect public health in communities across California. …