Infrastructure

Metropolitan begins filling Diamond Valley Lake

Metropolitan begins filling Diamond Valley Lake

Last week Metropolitan Water District (MWD) and state officials came together at Diamond Valley Lake to mark a major milestone as it began refilling Southern California’s largest reservoir for the first time in three years. “With the help of these recent storms, and the continued efficient water use of Southern …

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Reclamation refurbishes intake structure at Trinity Powerplant

Reclamation refurbishes intake structure at Trinity Powerplant

The Bureau of Reclamation has begun work at Trinity Reservoir as part of Reclamation’s ongoing dam maintenance. The work includes installation of Trinity Reservoir’s refurbished penstock intake structure (bulkhead). Work on the project began last fall to rehabilitate the reservoir’s hemispherical bulkhead during low lake levels. Reinstallation of the bulkhead began …

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Eastern receives funding for desalination program

funding opportunity for agricultural water conservation

Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) recently announced they have received a multi-million dollar funding commitment from the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) to construct infrastructure to support EMWD’s groundwater desalination program. The Army Corps Fiscal Year 2023 workplan included $4.5 million for Phase 2 of the Valley …

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