Infrastructure

Last week, the Bureau of Reclamation and Sites Project Authority released final plans to create new off-stream water storage in the Sacramento Valley. The proposed reservoir—Sites—would be the second largest off-stream reservoir in the nation and would increase Northern California’s water storage capacity by up to 15 percent. “This is …

Last week, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) joined Zone 7 Water Agency to celebrate the completion of a new infrastructure project that will treat 6.6 million gallons of contaminated groundwater a day for communities in Pleasanton, Dublin and Livermore. The Stoneridge Well facility was made possible through a $16 …

Palmdale Water District (PWD) has started preparing for the scheduled removal of the baffle curtains from its six-million-gallon clearwell water tank, known as the 6M, where treated water is stored before being distributed to customers. Divers with Blue Locker Diving are scheduled to enter the 6M on Monday, Oct. 30, …

Officials from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) and the Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency are celebrating a key milestone in the construction of the High Desert Water Bank in the Antelope Valley groundwater basin. The High Desert Water Bank is on a 1,500-acre site on the Valley’s …

In a joint release issued Friday, the Department of the Interior and San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority announced the B.F. Sisk Dam Raise and Reservoir Expansion Project plans have been approved. Friday’s announcement marks the first approval of a major water storage project in California since 2011. The B.F. …

Officials and staff with the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District (EVMWD) held a groundbreaking ceremony last week on the $250 million expansion of the Regional Water Reclamation Facility (RWRF). “The expansion of the Elsinore Regional Water Reclamation Facility is a critical step towards securing our state’s water future,” said Joe …