Infrastructure

Released Friday, the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) has launched a new digital map that highlights which community water systems in the state have reported the presence of lead pipes and fittings. The submission of information regarding the presence of lead pipes and fittings fulfills a requirement of Senate …

A leaking valve threatened to derail a 10-day shutdown in mid-November when workers with the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) were scheduled to make repairs inside a dry section of a massive pipe. At issue was a six-foot diameter valve in the Second Aqueduct that was seeping water. The …

Two Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) stormwater projects have been selected to receive Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) federal loans to reduce flood risk and create a safer community. The two projects were part of a total of 39 projects selected nationally in the highly competitive process. The funds have been …

It was a good news, bad news day on Tuesday for U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. Although it was a sobering visit to fire-ravaged devastation in what remains of the town of Paradise, decimated by the Camp Fire, Secretary Perdue also announced a $449 million …

Cucamonga Valley Water District (CVWD) has initiated a first-time partnership with Montclair-based OPARC, a non-profit agency that provides training and meaningful employment opportunities for adults with disabilities in Southern California. Three OPARC clients will be painting fire hydrants throughout the local community benefiting both the district and local residents and …

DWR Meets the Nov. 1 Public Safety Milestone After a year-and-a-half of tireless construction, often with crews working throughout the night, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) has successfully met the Nov. 1 Public Safety Milestone in repairing the heavily damaged Oroville Dam main spillway. The dam’s main spillway and …