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Construction of a new $1.3 million, 751kW ground-mount solar power construction project for Plumas Mutual Water District (PMWD) is expected to commence later this year. Sunworks, Inc., a provider of   provider of high-performance solar power systems, has announced it has been awarded the contract for the Northern California PMWD project. …

Ten years in the making, the Amethyst Basin flood control and groundwater recharge facility is now a reality. A recent dedication ceremony marked the completion of the project and featured the four agencies that cooperatively saw the 27.4-acre project to completion. The $9-million project is designed to handle a 100-year …

Three California entities will share in more than $14 million in grant funding as was announced by the Department of Water Resources (DWR) earlier this week. The funds are for increasing water quality, supply, and infrastructure in California communities through desalination or the removal of salts and dissolved solids from …

A new 10,000-square-foot sewage sludge processing facility open earlier this week in Palo Alto to accommodate all the equipment and controls necessary to dewater and process the sludge which will dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, eliminate a hazardous waste stream and reduce the city’s energy costs. The new site will …

Three Inland Empire water agencies have partnered with San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District (SBVMWD) to minimize the amount of water imported from the State Water Project and other sources but capturing and storing more rainfall. Although Inland Empire water agencies rely on local rainfall for roughly 75 percent of …

Thanks to a $5 million grant from the State Water Resources Control Board and a $9.3 million loan at zero interest from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund the Arvin Community Services District (ACSD) broke ground late last week on a $14.3 million project to resolve arsenic contamination problems in …