Infrastructure

A special tour and ribbon cutting ceremony for the Eagle Canyon Dam and newly completed storm drain system—Line 43/43A—was held Thursday, March 10. Riverside County Supervisor John J. Benoit, Cathedral City Mayor Stanley E. Henry, Cathedral City Councilmember John Aguillar, General Manager-Chief Engineer of the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation …

In what some are calling a controversial move, the Board of Directors for the Metropolitan Water District voted Tuesday to authorize the general manager to enter into an agreement to purchase property from Delta Wetlands Properties. The property in question involves five islands in the Delta: Bacon Island, Bouldin Island, …

Earlier this week, Healdsberg Elementary School, located in Sonoma County, was closed due to concerns over high levels of lead found in the school’s water. Initial testing was conducted in late 2015 after cloudy water was discovered. Parents were notified of the school’s aging pipes causing the high levels of …

In an effort to protect the Mojave Desert, Senator Dianne Feinstein wrote a letter to President Obama back in August, asking him to designate desert sites into national monuments under the federal Antiquities Act of 1906. President Obama granted that request last week by designating three sites as national monuments: …

A group had proposed moving funds from the High Speed Rail project to fund water infrastructure. The ballot initiative is currently undergoing signature gathering in order to qualify for the November ballot. Opponents of the initiative, many of whom are in favor of the High Speed Rail Project, believe that …

Due to the water contamination taking place in Flint, Michigan, the issue of safe drinking water has become cause for concern, especially for one Central Valley city: Stockton. A few weeks ago, Stockton changed how they purify their drinking water, moving from chlorine to chloramine, a combination of chlorine and …