Infrastructure

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) had planned to begin a two-month testing of a well in the Owens Valley that was overhauled in 2014. However, the low snowpack in the Eastern Sierra has caused LADWP’s water managers to scrap these plans with hopes to conduct the …

The Board of Directors for the Nevada Irrigation District, based in Grass Valley, has approved the purchase of a new outlet valve and support structure to replace an aging outlet valve at Rollins Lake in Nevada County. The board’s decision comes on the heels of attempts to repair the existing …

A historic water conservation-and-transfer agreement between San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) and the Imperial Irrigation District (IID) has been realigned for an additional decade in order to ensure deliveries of needed water for an additional decade. The SDCWA board of directors voted unanimously to extend an Exchange Agreement with …

California American Water celebrated yesterday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the commissioning of new well treatment unit in Rancho Cordova. The $1.3 million unit will treat for Perfluorooctanoic and Perfluorooctanesulfonic acids, also known as PFAAs. They are found in some fire-fighting foams and other industrial materials. PFAA is substance which …

Pursuant to part 27 of Senate Bill 828, the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) has issued a call for applications for grant funding to fund projects that will improve drinking water quality and access on public school campuses in disadvantaged communities. These projects can include new or replacement …

Approximately 28 of the 830 miles of pipeline within Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California’s system are scheduled for relining in the coming months. The water district has scheduled a community meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 5 from 6 to 7 p.m. to provide information on key dates, construction plans …