Cal Water has announced the completion of a treatment facility in Visalia to eliminate perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanioc acid (PFOA) contaminants from the water supply. This is the first treatment plant to treat for PFOS and PFOA in the utility’s Central Valley service areas. PFOS and PFOA are manmade …
Read More »Innovative Water Reuse Project Receives $88 Million Loan from EPA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the Soquel Creek Water District in California will receive an $88 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan for an innovative water reuse project that will produce safe drinking water by purifying recycled water. The project will also help prevent …
Read More »West Valley Water Approves Infrastructure Upgrades
West Valley Water District (WVWD) has announced that due to population growth in communities served by the district, the WVWD Board of Directors approved a series of critical water infrastructure improvements for North Fontana. Some of the upgrades include installing a new pressure regulation valve, 18 inch pipe fittings, a …
Read More »District Completes New Pipeline to March Air Reserve Base
Western Municipal Water District recently announced the completion of a new $4 million pipeline along Graeber Street in Riverside providing more reliable water service to March Air Reserve Base. The project was part of Western’s annual pipeline replacement program, where staff assess the service area pipelines based on their age, …
Read More »Reclamation announces Nimbus Fish Hatchery agreement with California Department of Fish and Wildlife
The Bureau of Reclamation has signed a five-year, $12.3 million multi-year agreement with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to continue the federally owned Nimbus Fish Hatchery facility’s operations and maintenance in Rancho Cordova. The Nimbus Fish Hatchery was built by Reclamation to mitigate for steelhead-and-Chinook salmon habitat loss …
Read More »Board delays decision on Orange County desalination project
The Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board, which was expected to make a decision September 17 on the waste discharge permit renewal for a proposed seawater desalination facility in Orange County, has postponed action for several weeks at the request of the applicant. Poseidon Waters, the company that plans …
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