The Calaveras County Water District (CCWD) secured $11.2 million from the Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) in the 2024 federal budget to construct the enhancement of the Copper Cove Wastewater Treatment Plant and Reclamation Facility. The funds are part of the Section 219 Environmental Infrastructure program run by the …
Read More »Report shows benefits outweigh costs of modernizing State Water Project
Last week the Department of Water Resources (DWR) released the highly-anticipated benefit-cost analysis for the Delta Conveyance Project and it comes as no surprise that the report says the infrastructure modernization project’s benefits would far surpass the cost to build. The analysis, conducted by the Berkeley Research Group but paid …
Read More »Yucaipa Subbasin project receives $3.1 million from Riverside County
San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency, San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District (SBVMWD) and South Mesa Water Company (SMWC) are building strong regional partnerships through the County Line Recharge Basin and Turnout Project, a joint endeavor to increase water supply in the Yucaipa Subbasin and deliver reliable water access to 18,000 …
Read More »EPA Announces $28.7 Million for California Lead Pipe Replacement
Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $28,650,000 from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to help California identify and replace lead service lines, preventing exposure to lead in drinking water. Lead can cause a range of severe health impacts, including irreversible harm to brain development in children. …
Read More »Metropolitan Helps Advance Local Water Supply Projects
Four new local water supply projects that will together produce enough water for 100,000 Southern California homes every year received a $250 million commitment from the Metropolitan Water District as part of the agency’s latest investments aimed at increasing the region’s supply reliability. Metropolitan’s Board of Directors last Tuesday (April …
Read More »Eastern Municipal secures federal funding for water projects
Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) has secured federal funding for four major projects that will help provide greater water supply reliability to its service area in the coming years. The funding comes from earmarks established in the Fiscal Year 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act, which was signed into law on March …
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