Infrastructure

Thanks to funding from Proposition 1, the Water Quality, Supply, and infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014, the Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) Governing Board has awarded $3.2 million in grants for project that will address watershed restoration, forest health, tree mortality and reducing wildfire risk. The $3.2 million grants are the …

The California-Nevada Section of American Water Works Association’s (CA-NV AWWA) will be working for the next approximately two years to train and assist California’s urban water agencies to produce validated system water audits in order to comply with California Senate Bill 555.  The bill established the requirement that each urban …

First in the country project is approved by state water board  The board of directors and staff of West Valley Water District (WVWD) have announced the approval from the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) Division of Drinking Water permitting the operation of a Groundwater Wellhead Treatment System to remove …

Looking to resolve on-going debates and no less than seven lawsuits over the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Plan drafted by the Delta Stewardship Council (DSC), Sacramento Superior Court Judge Michael P. Kenny has upheld major segments of the plan but ruled that portions are inadequate. The DSC, a state agency, was …

Southern California’s Metropolitan Water District has been given the green light to move ahead in its purchase of 20,000 acres of land in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. A ruling by San Joaquin County Superior Court Judge Barbara Kronlund called a lawsuit by two Northern California counties to block the purchase …

Five new solar generation systems have been completed by the Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) at their regional water reclamation facilities in Perris, Moreno Valley, Temecula, San Jacinto and Sun City. These systems will assist in providing the needed energy for the reclamation process. “Our investments in solar power are …