East Valley Water District announced this week that it has been recognized with the Transparency Certificate of Excellence Award by the Special District Leadership Foundation (SDLF). “As a public agency committed to serving our community, we embrace our responsibility of making District information readily available,” said Board Chairman Chris Carrillo. …
Read More »CDFW Selects 24 Ecosystem and Watershed Restoration, Protection Projects to share $27.8 Million
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) recently announced that 24 California projects will share $27.8 million from the department’s Water Quality, Supply and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014 (Prop. 1) Restoration Grant Programs. The funds have been made available through CDFW’s Prop. 1 Restoration Grant Programs Resiliency, Recovery …
Read More »LADWP’s Water System Reliability Project Completed Ahead of Schedule, Under Budget
The Benedict Canyon Water System Reliability Project has been completed ahead of schedule and under budget and was a moment for celebration recently. The major water infrastructure project was to have been completed on Nov. 30 and at an estimated savings of $1.8 million. Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz …
Read More »One Year Anniversary of City of Riverside-Western Municipal Water District’s Successful Partnership
It’s been one year since the City of Riverside and Western Municipal Water District (WMWD) executed a Regional Water Partnership deal that allowing WMWD to purchase surplus Riverside groundwater supplies that are part of the City’s Court-adjudicated water right in the San Bernardino Basin Area. In its first calendar year, …
Read More »Construction Begins on Groundwater Treatment System in Puente Valley, City of Industry
Officials with the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority (SGBWQA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gathered in the City of Industry last week to announce and celebrate the start of construction of a groundwater treatment system in Puente Valley as part of ongoing cleanup at the San Gabriel …
Read More »Los Angeles City Officials Break Ground for 8th City Golf Course to Implement Recycled Water System
A retrofit project at the Griffith Park Roosevelt Golf Course will soon switch the irrigation system from drinking water to recycled water thanks to an annual $3-million grant from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to Recreation and Parks under an ongoing partnership. Fourth District Los Angeles …
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