The Orange County Water District (OCWD) and the City of Fullerton have begun operation of the Kimberly Well 1A PFAS Treatment Plant, Orange County’s first wellhead filtration treatment plant to remove perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) from local well water. “OCWD cannot be prouder of our amazing staff …
Read More »California Water Service Group files proposal to invest $1.02 billion over next four years
Last week, California Water Service Group (Cal Water) submitted its 2022-2024 infrastructure improvement plans for all of its California districts in its General Rate Case (GRC) filing with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). The proposal also includes a new rate design that reflects the actual cost of service, with …
Read More »Monte Vista receives $3.4 million grant for water treatment project
Monte Vista Water District has been awarded a $3.4 million grant from the Department of Water Resources that will partially fund a treatment project necessary to meet stricter water quality regulations. The grant provides approximately 25% of the cost for the Plant 30 Wellhead Treatment Project, which is slated to …
Read More »East Valley WD celebrates Sterling Natural Resource Center project milestone
Construction on the Sterling Natural Resource Center (SNRC) continues to progress as East Valley Water District recently celebrated the placement of the highest beam on the project. The SNRC is being built by East Valley to treat wastewater that will provide a new source of water for the region’s groundwater …
Read More »Western Muni celebrates completion of North Well rehabilitation project
Western Municipal Water District (WMWD) recently celebrated the completion of the North Well, located in Murrieta, California. North Well is a reestablished well that taps into a local groundwater basin to secure a critical water supply for Western’s customers located in its Murrieta service area. North Well is WMWD’s latest …
Read More »Water Board renews permit for Poseidon plant
Poseidon Water has been granted a permit from the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board for its desalination plant in Huntington Beach, a project that has been in the works for roughly two decades. The board’s order is conditional and requires Poseidon to minimize negative impacts on marine life …
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