Infrastructure

The California Department of Water Resources awarded the City of Rialto a $6 million grant through its Urban Community Drought Relief Program to replace more than 12,000 water meters with Advanced Metering Infrastructure that will provide more accurate meter readings and better detect system leaks. “We appreciate the state’s support …

The Bureau of Reclamation opened the Delta Cross Channel gates last Friday for the summer season, allowing boat traffic to pass. The Delta Cross Channel Gates control the diversion of freshwater water from the Sacramento River into the Delta through Snodgrass Slough and into the Mokelumne River. The opening of …

The Palmdale Water District will be able to convert the Palmdale Ditch to a closed pipeline, thanks in part to a $17.5 million grant from the California Department of Water Resources (DWR). The grant funding comes from DWR’s Urban Community Drought Relief Program. These funds plus a $5 million grant …

Over 30 years in the making, regional agencies celebrated the groundbreaking of the latest water infrastructure and environmental preservation project in the San Bernardino Valley. The San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District, Western Municipal Water District, Riverside Public Utilities, and the San Bernardino Valley Water Conservation District held a joint …

Cadiz, Inc. has partnered with Scale Microgrids (“Scale”) to develop clean energy microgrids for the Cadiz Water Conservation and Storage Project (“Water Project”) in the Mojave Desert. Cadiz, a water solutions company with one of the largest farming operations in San Bernardino County, currently manages a groundwater basin in the …

More than two-thirds of registered voters support the Delta Conveyance Project according to a new survey released by Californians for Water Security. Seventy-six percent (76%) of voters surveyed say they support the Delta Conveyance Project when they read the project description, including 40% of voters that strongly favor the project. …