California American Water recently activated two new pump stations in an effort to reduce their reliance on the Carmel River. The new Forest Lake pump station located in Pebble Beach and the San Carlos Pump Station in Carmel Valley allows water sourced in Seaside to be pumped to Carmel Valley, …
Read More »Contracts approved to build College Lake Project
The Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency (PV Water) Board of Directors approved contracts to construct the College Lake Integrated Resources Management Project during a special meeting on February 1. Before the vote, Vice-Chair, Stephen Rider, commented, “After 30 years it’s nice that this project is coming to realization.” Director and …
Read More »Waterboard to fund projects on Tijuana, New Rivers
The State Water Resources Control Board has said they will spend $34 million on six projects aimed at addressing water quality in the Tijuana and New Rivers along the U.S.-Mexico border. Five of the projects will take place in the U.S. and one will take place across the border in …
Read More »Construction to begin on bypass pipeline from Diamond Valley Lake
Metropolitan Water District has announced they will begin construction soon on the first of several projects to bring additional water to Southern California communities hit hardest by the state’s record drought, following a vote the Board of Directors to award a contract for the project’s construction. The suite of projects …
Read More »Study: Sites could have stored 120,000 AF from recent storms
A new study by the Sites Project Authority found that the Sites Reservoir could have diverted and captured 120,000 acre-feet of water in just two weeks if the reservoir had been operational from Jan. 3 through Jan. 15. Based on forecasted flows, the analysis shows that the reservoir would continue …
Read More »Elsinore Valley moves forward with septic conversion plan
Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District (EVMWD) is seeking grant funding through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) to convert the neighborhoods of Sedco Hills and Avenues from septic to sewer. Designated as Disadvantaged Communities (DAC), these communities will be transitioned to the EVMWD sewer system in a phased approach …
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