Governor Gavin Newsom took action this week to accelerate the Sites Reservoir project, utilizing new tools from the infrastructure streamlining package (SB 149) to build more faster. This project, if ultimately approved, would capture water during wet seasons and store it for use during drier seasons – holding up to 1.5 …
Read More »Plans finalized for creating new water storage in Northern California
Last week, the Bureau of Reclamation and Sites Project Authority released final plans to create new off-stream water storage in the Sacramento Valley. The proposed reservoir—Sites—would be the second largest off-stream reservoir in the nation and would increase Northern California’s water storage capacity by up to 15 percent. “This is …
Read More »DWR, Zone 7 Water Agency celebrate new Stoneridge Well Facility
Last week, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) joined Zone 7 Water Agency to celebrate the completion of a new infrastructure project that will treat 6.6 million gallons of contaminated groundwater a day for communities in Pleasanton, Dublin and Livermore. The Stoneridge Well facility was made possible through a $16 …
Read More »Palmdale Water District to remove baffle curtains from clearwell
Palmdale Water District (PWD) has started preparing for the scheduled removal of the baffle curtains from its six-million-gallon clearwell water tank, known as the 6M, where treated water is stored before being distributed to customers. Divers with Blue Locker Diving are scheduled to enter the 6M on Monday, Oct. 30, …
Read More »High Desert Water Bank reaches construction milestone
Officials from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) and the Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency are celebrating a key milestone in the construction of the High Desert Water Bank in the Antelope Valley groundwater basin. The High Desert Water Bank is on a 1,500-acre site on the Valley’s …
Read More »Dam and Reservoir Expansion project gets green light from Feds
In a joint release issued Friday, the Department of the Interior and San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority announced the B.F. Sisk Dam Raise and Reservoir Expansion Project plans have been approved. Friday’s announcement marks the first approval of a major water storage project in California since 2011. The B.F. …
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