Infrastructure

California Court Upholds Cadiz Water Project in Mojave Desert

The Cadiz Water Project

The California 4th District Court of Appeal ruled earlier this week in favor of upholding six lower court decisions validating the Cadiz Water Project’s proposal to deliver an average of 50,000 acre feet of conserved, renewable desert groundwater to communities throughout Southern California.  The three-judge panel in Santa Ana stated in …

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House Democrats Introduce legislation for clean water infrastructure

Congress to approve Westlands Water District, Bureau of Reclamation deal

California lawmaker Rep. Grace Napolitano, (D-CA) has joined forces with Rep. Pete DeFazio, (D-OR), to introduce legislation that will help cities and communities finance critical clean water infrastructure projects. The “Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2016”, would authorize $20 billion over five years for wastewater infrastructure. “The Water …

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New Calaveras Dam Project Completes Spillway

New Calaveras Dam Project Completes Spillway

Spillway Completion Marks Major Milestone Having completed the spillway of the new Calaveras Dam project–a major milestone in the projected $810 million dam project—construction crews can now move forward in constructing the 220-foot high earth and rock-fill dam. The new spillway, near the Alameda-Santa Clara county line, is described as …

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“We Will Not be the Next Owens Valley”

“We Will Not be the Next Owens Valley”

Delta Advocates File Lawsuit Against Metropolitan Water District San Joaquin and Contra Costa counties were joined by Food & Water Watch, the Planning and Conservation League and the Central Delta Water Agency on Thursday in filing suit against Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California to block the agency’s proposed …

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