Cal Water has been active with water infrastructure projects of late including two that were recently completed in Salinas and one just now underway in San Mateo. The completion of the two Salinas projects will strengthen water system reliability and infrastructure resiliency, and enhance fire protection in the area. One …
Read More »Draft Environmental Impact Report for Removal of Klamath River Dams Available for Comment
The Draft Environmental Impact Report pertaining to the removal of the dams and associated facilities that together form the Lower Klamath Project (FERC Project No. 14083) is now available for public review and comment until February 26, 2019. The Lower Klamath Project is located along the Klamath River, in Siskiyou …
Read More »Metropolitan Water District invests $3.5 Million in Future Development of Local Water Supplies
Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California — the regional wholesaler delivering water to 26-member public agencies and some 19 million people in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Ventura counties – announced on Wednesday that its board of directors has issued the final approvals necessary to …
Read More »California Awarded $187.3 Million from EPA for Drinking Water and Wastewater Projects
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last month that it has awarded $187.3 million to more than 180 California for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure improvements throughout the state. These federal funds are to be supplemented with state funding sources to provide low-interest loans for wastewater and drinking water …
Read More »Draft Environmental Impact Report Released for Comment Period for Removal of Klamath River Dams
A draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was released earlier this week by the California’s State Water Resources Control Board is being hailed by California and Oregon’s natural resources leaders as a milestone in the effort to reopen hundreds of miles of historic habitat for salmonids along the Klamath River and …
Read More »Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant celebrates three years, 40 billion gallons of water
It was just three years ago that the nation’s largest, most technologically advanced and energy-efficient desalination plant came on line in Carlsbad. The plant provides San Diego County with more than 50 million gallons of high-quality, locally controlled, water every day. It is a foundational water supply for the county …
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