The Los Angeles County (LAC) Department of Public Works has selected a new provider for a broad range of water resources infrastructure projects including mitigation, on-call environmental compliance and community outreach services. The contract for ICF was awarded by the county’s Water Resources Branch. ICF, headquartered in Fairfax, VA, is …
Read More »$5.9 Million Irrigation Distribution Improvement Project underway in La Quinta
Construction is underway on a $5.9 million Irrigation Distribution Improvement Project in Riverside County’s La Quinta. Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) recently began the project to replace aging irrigation infrastructure and continue the District’s effort to ensure a sustainable groundwater supply. The La Quinta Irrigation Distribution Improvement Project will increase …
Read More »Eastern Municipal Water District receives Reclamation Grant for Large Diameter, Raw Water Pipeline
Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) will be breaking ground in late 2019 or early 2020 for the construction of a large diameter raw water pipeline in the San Jacinto Valley thanks to $750,000 in grant funding from the United States Bureau of Reclamation. The recent announcement of the award from …
Read More »California Water Service Submits New Infrastructure Improvement Plan for Oroville District
California Water Service (Cal Water) recently submitted an Infrastructure Improvement Plan for the Oroville District for years 2019-2021. The plan was submitted to an independent state agency and a separate state watchdog, the Office of Ratepayer Advocates, for review and approval. In submitting the plan on July 2, Cal Water …
Read More »California Water Service Group Looks to Invest $828.5 Million
California Water Service (Cal Water) recently submitted infrastructure improvement plans in all of its California districts for years 2019-2021 in its General Rate Case filing with the California Public Utilities Commission. More than half of Cal Water’s proposed $828.5 million of infrastructure improvements relate to its transmission and distribution pipeline …
Read More »Reclamation proposes project to build Sutter National Wildlife Refuge Lift Station
Along with partners Ducks Unlimited and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is proposing to construct the Sutter National Wildlife Refuge Lift Station Project. Reclamation has released the Environmental Assessment/Initial Study (EA/IS) for the project. The proposed project consists of six primary elements on lands owned by the USFWS …
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