Infrastructure

The Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD) has signed a deal with J.F. Shea of Walnut to build its $110 million Groundwater Reliability Improvement Project (GRIP)/Advanced Water Treatment Facility (AWTF). The recycling plant is located in Pico Rivera. When the project is completed in 2018, the WRD’s two groundwater …

The state-of-the-art reverse osmosis efficiency portion of the Chino Desalter Phase 3 Expansion Project has been completed and some 100 local water leaders and officials recent celebrated with a ribbon-cutting event. Underway since 2008 the Chino Desalter’s treatment capacity will eventually increase from 10 million gallons per day (MGD) to …

If you’ve ever spent any time at Lake Havasu along the California-Arizona border you’ve likely seen Parker Dam, the site where the Colorado River’s waters are initially drawn into what is known as the Colorado River Aqueduct (CRA). Originally conceived by William Mulholland, it was the largest public works project …

The Bureau of Reclamation’s Title XVI program is making $30 million available for seven projects that will provide clean water to California communities and promote water and energy efficiency. Deputy Secretary of the Interior Michael L. Connor said, ““With California in its fifth year of drought, these investments will build …

The State Water Resources Control Board has reached a settlement with San Diego County after allegations of misuse of funds were uncovered by the San Diego Regional Water Board staff as they conducted a routine inspection in 2013. During the inspection it was found that 118,000 square-feet of porous pavement, …

The 3rd District Court of Appeal has granted a temporary stay delaying Metropolitan Water District’s (MWD) purchase of five islands in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, as of Tuesday. Escrow had been expected to close on Wednesday for the $175 million deal. San Joaquin and Contra Costa counties had filed suit …