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. …
Read More »State Water Board approves $9.5 million in grant funds to 28 storm water projects
The California State Water Resources Control Board announced Thursday it has made a total of $9.5 million in grant funding available to 28 storm water planning projects throughout the state. These grants will aid public agencies and their partners in creating either a watershed-wide Storm Water Resource Plan or develop …
Read More »Metropolitan Water District prevails in purchase of five Delta Islands
State Supreme Court declines to block purchase After a hard-fought battle advocates opposing the sale of five islands in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta lost their battle last Thursday when the state Supreme Court ruled that Southern California’s Metropolitan Water District (MWD) could proceed with the $175-million land purchase. A …
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