Texas-based Sterling Construction Company announced earlier this week that its California-based affiliate, Myers & Sons Construction has been awarded the Phase 1, nearly $22 million Malibu wastewater treatment facility contract. The project is anticipated to take approximately 18 months. Paul J. Varello, Sterling’s Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are pleased …
Read More »Woodland-Davis Water Treatment Plant opens under budget, before deadline
The cities of Woodland and Davis, along with the University of California, Davis, recently celebrated with the opening of the new Woodland-Davis Water Treatment Plant. A ribbon-cutting ceremony brought together some 200 local leaders and residents to celebrate the joint effort of the two cities and the university. The $279-million …
Read More »Pico Rivera Planning Commission approves advanced water recycling facility
The Pico Rivera Planning Commission recently approved a conditional use permit (CUP) for a Groundwater Reliability Improvement Project (GRIP) and the plans presented by the Water Replenishment District (WRD) of Southern California to build a state-of-the-art, advanced water recycling facility on a 5.2-acre parcel in the northeast part of the …
Read More »California’s water tunnels pitched as hearings begin
The long-awaited hearings on the possibility and fate of the proposed California twin water tunnels have begun and the battles of water rights, endangered and declining fish, funding for the tunnels, the Delta’s fragile ecosystem, the balance of river water vs. salty inflows, farmers with fallowed fields and limited water …
Read More »Sterling Sewage Plant estimated to cost up to $300 million to build, double the initial estimate
East Valley Water District customers would pay up to $750 annually Though East Valley Water District’s (EVWD) plan to build a water recycling plant was unanimously approved by the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District’s (SBVMWD) Board of Directors in March, the proposed Sterling Natural Resources Center is now estimated …
Read More »Reclamation initiates safety modification at Stampede Dam northeast of Truckee
The Bureau of Reclamation’s Safety of Dams Program will be raising Stampede Dam and dike structures by 11.5 feet to resolve dam safety concerns in the event of large flood events. Completed in 1970, Stampede Dam is an earth-filled embankment dam approximately 11 miles northeast of Truckee in Sierra County. …
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