Western Municipal Water District recently announced the completion of a new $4 million pipeline along Graeber Street in Riverside providing more reliable water service to March Air Reserve Base. The project was part of Western’s annual pipeline replacement program, where staff assess the service area pipelines based on their age, …
Read More »Reclamation announces Nimbus Fish Hatchery agreement with California Department of Fish and Wildlife
The Bureau of Reclamation has signed a five-year, $12.3 million multi-year agreement with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to continue the federally owned Nimbus Fish Hatchery facility’s operations and maintenance in Rancho Cordova. The Nimbus Fish Hatchery was built by Reclamation to mitigate for steelhead-and-Chinook salmon habitat loss …
Read More »Board delays decision on Orange County desalination project
The Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board, which was expected to make a decision September 17 on the waste discharge permit renewal for a proposed seawater desalination facility in Orange County, has postponed action for several weeks at the request of the applicant. Poseidon Waters, the company that plans …
Read More »Yuba Water Agency Invests in Community Projects
The board of directors for Yuba Water Agency approved more than $1.25 million in grants and a low-interest loan this week. The investment in community projects will go towards flood risk reduction, water infrastructure, water quality improvements, fish habitat and emergency water rescue equipment. “As we all grapple with the …
Read More »Zone 7 Rolls Out Ozonation Water Treatment Process
Zone 7 Water Agency announced that it has substantially completed the Ozonation Project at the Del Valle Water Treatment Plant and the system is now online. This is the latest investment by Zone 7 to make the treatment process more efficient and improve water quality to better serve the community. …
Read More »Reclamation extends deadline for public comment period for Shasta Dam proposal
The Bureau of Reclamation announced yesterday a virtual open house website for the Shasta Lake Water Resources Investigation Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement has been built and is available to the public. Additionally, the Bureau has extended the public comment period to October 5 to allow more time for public …
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