Infrastructure

As they work to restore a 1,526-acre wetlands project to some valuable tidal wetland habitat in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) has released the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the Proposed Island Tidal Habitat Restoration Project. The DEIR is open for a 45-day public …

The imperiled Salton Sea received good news on Thursday — a series of funds, actions and partnerships were announced — aimed at partial restoration of California’s largest lake. President Obama, speaking at the 20th annual Lake Tahoe Summit on the lake’s southern shore, unveiled plans to stimulate collaborations and innovation …

A study released Wednesday by the University of the Pacific’s (UOP) Center for Business and Policy Research says new research indicates that the state’s proposed California WaterFix would cost more to build that it would deliver in return. “This is the first comprehensive benefit-cost analysis of WaterFix and it is …

A regional collaboration between the City of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works is making possible the expansion of the Tujunga Spreading Grounds which will effectively double the amount of stormwater capture at the facility. The …

A free California Financing Coordinating Committee (CFCC) Funding Fair will be held Tuesday, August 23, in Alhambra, hosted by the State Water Resources Control Board and its six partner agencies.  Following the Alhambra funding fair only one other such event will be held this calendar year.  The last 2016 funding …

Texas-based Sterling Construction Company announced earlier this week that its California-based affiliate, Myers & Sons Construction has been awarded the Phase 1, nearly $22 million Malibu wastewater treatment facility contract. The project is anticipated to take approximately 18 months. Paul J. Varello, Sterling’s Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are pleased …