The San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) will be shutting down the First Aqueduct periodically over the next four months for maintenance projects. The first of the three shutdowns, is set for December 5-14. “Proactively managing our water delivery system in coordination with our member agencies ensures we continue to …
Read More »Klamath dams removal given go ahead
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) gave its final approval Thursday for a plan to remove four dams on the Klamath River in California and Oregon. The order paves the way for enactment of a settlement agreement nearly 15 years in the making by California, Oregon, the Yurok and Karuk …
Read More »Yuba Water invests $9 million in levee improvements
Yuba Water Agency has agreed to spend $9 million to support a series of levee improvements in South Yuba County. The funding could potentially leverage state and federal dollars for a total investment of $41.6 million into completing design and implementation of a Climate Resiliency Project and to prepare a …
Read More »Four PFAS treatment facilities begin operation in Orange
Earlier this month, four treatment plants in Orange came online and began treating local well water to remove per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Construction of the facilities took about a year to complete and are among 36 PFAS treatment facilities being designed and constructed in Orange County over the next two …
Read More »Sites Reservoir project receives an additional $30 million
An additional $30 million in funding has been allotted from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to the Sites Reservoir project, bringing the total in Federal funding from the Bureau of Reclamation for construction of the Sites Reservoir to roughly $134 million. “Sites Reservoir creates new resiliency for California …
Read More »Yuba approves $4.2 million for infrastructure and biomass plant
Yuba Water Agency recently approved more than $4.2 million in funding to support a major water and wastewater infrastructure expansion project in south Yuba County and a planned forest biomass plant and business center in the foothills. Two loans, one for $2.6 million to the City of Wheatland and a …
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