The City of Oceanside hopes to become the first city in San Diego County to be drinking recycled water by 2022. Earlier this week the city broke ground on Pure Water Oceanside, a project that will purify recycled water and then inject the treated water through wells into the Mission …
Read More »LADWP Holds Open House for Water Infrastructure Project in Burbank
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) held a joint open house with the City of Burbank last week at an active LADWP construction site so area businesses and residents could learn about the water infrastructure project taking place in their community. The River Supply Conduit 7 (RSC7) …
Read More »BLM Reaffirms Cadiz Water Project Can Construct in Railroad Right-of-Way
The United States Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has issued a letter to Cadiz Inc. reaffirming that the Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery and Storage Project’s proposed use of the existing ARZC right-of-way for its conveyance pipeline and related railroad improvements will further a railroad purpose and that the Project …
Read More »CVWD Borrows $59 Million from EPA for Stormwater Control
The Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed a $59 million loan Friday to help finance two key stormwater projects. The money was made available through the EPA’s Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA). CVWD will have 35 years to pay back the loan …
Read More »New Treatment System to Bring Clean Drinking Water to Rural Community in California
Hillview Water in Raymond, California will begin delivering clean drinking water with the installment of a Microvi MNE nitrate treatment system by Microvi Biotech. Hillview Water serves a rural community that has been plagued with high levels of nitrate contamination for years. Nitrate is one of the most widespread contaminants …
Read More »Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for Folsom Dam Raise
Earlier this week, State and Federal officials held a groundbreaking ceremony to officially launch work on a nearly $400 million project to raise the Folsom Dam 3.5 feet. The project is expected to take five years to complete and will include rock and soil fill and rip-rap on the eight earthen berms …
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