Infrastructure

The Sites Reservoir Joints Power Authority, located in Northern California, is looking at building a $2.5 to $4 billion reservoir near Maxwell. The reservoir would flood the Antelope Valley, a cattle ranging community. The proposed project would store anywhere from 1.3 to 1.8 million ace-feet of water. The reservoir would …

On Wednesday, a settlement between the Westlands Water District, the Justice Department and the Bureau of Reclamation was filed in federal court. The compromise settles a long ordeal for Westlands’ customers. During the 1960s, the San Luis Act mandated the construction of agricultural drainage facilities to serve lands that covered …

Earlier this week, a bipartisan letter from members of Congress was sent to Governor Jerry Brown, Secretaries Laird, Jewell and Pritzker and Administrator McCarthy. The letter asked for a 60-day extension for Congressional members to review the Bay-Delta Conservation Plan/California “Water Fix” and the Recirculated Draft Environmental Impact Report and …

The Cadiz Water Project has received eleven “friend of the court” briefs filed with California Court of Appeals 4th District by diverse organizations and agencies in support of the project’s environmental approval under California environmental laws. The organizations represent private and public water agencies, labor unions, building industries, businesses and …

When Governor Jerry Brown announced his mandatory water cutbacks, Catalina Island, located off the coast near Long Beach, was told to cut 50 percent of its water usage. To help meet that cutback, Southern California Edison (SCE) is expanding the island’s current desalination plant. SCE will utilize GE’s advanced desalination …

State and Federal agencies announced last week that they have jointly filed some of the first permit applications for the Governor’s proposed twin tunnels project to help carry water from the north to central and southern regions of the state. The Department of Water Resources and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation want approval …