A Sacramento Superior Court judge ruled Friday that the long-fought Delta Management Plan is no longer valid. Sacramento Superior Court Judge Michael P. Kenny had ruled earlier last month that certain elements of the plan were inadequate but has now put the plan aside until additional changes can be made. …
Read More »Groundwater Reliability Improvement Project Advanced Water Treatment Facility underway
The Water Replenishment District of Southern California (WRD) has signed a deal with J.F. Shea of Walnut to build its $110 million Groundwater Reliability Improvement Project (GRIP)/Advanced Water Treatment Facility (AWTF). The recycling plant is located in Pico Rivera. When the project is completed in 2018, the WRD’s two groundwater …
Read More »Reverse Osmosis Portion of Chino Desalter Expansion Project Completed
The state-of-the-art reverse osmosis efficiency portion of the Chino Desalter Phase 3 Expansion Project has been completed and some 100 local water leaders and officials recent celebrated with a ribbon-cutting event. Underway since 2008 the Chino Desalter’s treatment capacity will eventually increase from 10 million gallons per day (MGD) to …
Read More »Colorado River Aqueduct celebrates 75 years of water delivery to the Los Angeles basin
If you’ve ever spent any time at Lake Havasu along the California-Arizona border you’ve likely seen Parker Dam, the site where the Colorado River’s waters are initially drawn into what is known as the Colorado River Aqueduct (CRA). Originally conceived by William Mulholland, it was the largest public works project …
Read More »$30 million from Interior Department will help build drought-resistant water supplies
The Bureau of Reclamation’s Title XVI program is making $30 million available for seven projects that will provide clean water to California communities and promote water and energy efficiency. Deputy Secretary of the Interior Michael L. Connor said, ““With California in its fifth year of drought, these investments will build …
Read More »San Diego County reaches settlement for misappropriation of nearly $2.9 million state grant funds
The State Water Resources Control Board has reached a settlement with San Diego County after allegations of misuse of funds were uncovered by the San Diego Regional Water Board staff as they conducted a routine inspection in 2013. During the inspection it was found that 118,000 square-feet of porous pavement, …
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