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Palmdale’s primary water storage tank returns to service

Palmdale Water District to remove baffle curtains from clearwell

After a month offline for baffle curtain removal and cleaning and disinfecting, Palmdale Water District (PWD) has announced work is complete and the 6-million-gallon clearwell has returned to service. The clearwell on Avenue S, known as the 6M, is PWD’s primary water storage tank. It was fully disinfected before being …

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New weather stations installed in the High Desert

New weather stations installed in the High Desert

In preparation for the winter season, the Mojave Water Agency has installed several weather stations to record rainfall levels in the High Desert area of San Bernardino County. “In October, our team completed a year-long project that installed several weather stations throughout our service area,” said Board President Mike Page. …

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Yuba Water commits $1 million to reinforce levee

Yuba Water commits $1 million to reinforce levee

Yuba Water Agency has committed another $1 million to further strengthen a levee on the east bank of the Feather River in Reclamation District 10 north of Marysville. Yuba Water previously committed $2.3 million to help the district reinforce the levee. “As we head into what is projected to be …

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California American Water completes water system upgrades

California American Water recently announced the completion of system upgrades in Ventura and San Diego counties. The White Stallion Booster Pump Station project in unincorporated Ventura County, included the replacement of the existing pump station with a MuniQuip pump skid, a new canopy to protect the pumps from weather elements, …

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Newsom fast-tracks Sites Reservoir project

Plans finalized for creating new water storage in Northern California

Governor Gavin Newsom took action this week to accelerate the Sites Reservoir project, utilizing new tools from the infrastructure streamlining package (SB 149) to build more faster. This project, if ultimately approved, would capture water during wet seasons and store it for use during drier seasons – holding up to 1.5 …

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