Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District (EVMWD) has received a $1.4 million grant from the Bureau of Reclamation for planning the expansion of its Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility. Population growth is projected to increase by 50 percent over the next 25 years which will impact EVMWD’s system by placing a greater …
Read More »Installation of New Water Main Begins in Lloyden Park Area
As part of its commitment to ensuring critical infrastructure remains safe and reliable, Cal Water has started a water infrastructure upgrade in the Llodyen Park part of North Fair Oaks to ensure local customers and firefighters continue to have the water they need for their everyday and emergency needs. The …
Read More »East County Advanced Water Purification Program Moves Forward
Padre Dam Municipal Water District announced last month that ehe East County Advanced Water Purification (AWP) Joint Powers Authority (JPA) Board of Directors and all partnering agencies have approved water and wastewater service agreements. These agreements are critical to the JPA’s eligibility for key Program financing opportunities. Water purchase agreements …
Read More »IEUA Receives $196 Million Loan from U.S. EPA for Wastewater Infrastructure Project
Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) announced last week that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provided a $196 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan for the Regional Water Recycling Plant No. 5 (RP-5) Expansion Project. Established by the U.S. Congress in 2014, WIFIA is a federal credit …
Read More »U.S. EPA Reaches Settlement to Clean Up Groundwater Contamination at Southern California Superfund Site
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a $6,521,025 settlement with 145 parties to clean up contaminated groundwater at the Omega Chemical Corporation Superfund Site in Whittier, California. “We are pleased that this settlement will help address the groundwater contamination to which these companies and others have contributed,”said EPA …
Read More »Lake Elsinore District wells go online to meet warm weather demands
Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District (EVMWD) is bringing several of its local wells online to meet the increased water demands created by the region’s warm weather and dry conditions. Located in the Lake Elsinore and the Temescal Valley, this series of drinking water wells will go online over the next three weeks and will provide …
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