Infrastructure

Cadiz Inc. has announced that the company’s Water Conservation, Recovery & Storage Project (Cadiz Water Project), based in California’s high desert, has earned the support of the California Chamber of Commerce (CalChamber), the state’s largest business advocacy group. The Cadiz Water Project is a public-private partnership with local water providers …

The Draft Environmental Impact Report (DIER) for a proposed new Lake Perris emergency release facility has been released by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR). The DIER will be circulated for a total of 45 days for public review.  Comments on the DEIR must be received between now and …

A peaceful meadow — home to coyotes, bear, deer and a clan of some 200 genetically distinct great gray owls – has been donated to Yosemite National Park by Robin and Nancy Wainwright.  The 400-acre Ackerson Meadow is home to the federally endangered southwestern willow flycatcher and the great gray …

According to Patrick Vaughan, engineering geologist with the California Department of Parks and Recreation, the removal of Benbow Dam is on schedule and should be completed sometime in October. “The work is proceeding normally,” said Vaughan. “We’re about one-third of the way done with concrete removal of the dam.” According …

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 …