Water heads talk dry times during the wet times
May 8, 2019
Local water heads sitting pretty on the heels of a rainy winter and news of a snowpack so deep in the Sierra Nevadas it still hasn’t melted, got a crash
Environment
Environment
City hosts ‘cArt aRt’ competition
May 6, 2019
By Nathanael Rodriguez | For The Signal This year’s Earth Arbor Day Festival at Central Park treated the community to pony rides through green grass, newly planted trees and plenty
50 gallons of spilled diesel, reduces traffic to one I-5 lane for 4 hours
May 3, 2019
About 50 gallons of diesel spilled from a punctured fuel tank on a big rig late Thursday night, prompting the shutdown of four southbound lanes of Interstate 5 for close
SCV Water head backs governor’s plan for one tunnel, not two
May 2, 2019
One tunnel or two tunnels — the state’s plan to overhaul the crumbling water conveyance system that brings Northern California water to Southern California is all right with local water
Supervisors approve Centennial plan for 19,000 homes
April 30, 2019
Tejon Ranch developers wanting to build more than 19,000 homes near the Kern County line received final approval for the Centennial development Tuesday. L.A. County supervisors granted approval after the
Santa Clarita celebrates 30th Annual Earth Arbor Day
April 27, 2019
For the 30th year in a row, the City of Santa Clarita celebrated Earth Arbor Day during a daylong event held in Central Park on Saturday. During the event, those
UPDATE: About 400 Castaic Edison customers without power
April 25, 2019
Close to 400 Southern California Edison customers in Castaic were still without power after more than four hours late Thursday afternoon and Edison was saying they’d likely be without power
Supervisors approve plan to put mobile homes in reach of the homeless
April 24, 2019
County supervisors agreed on a plan this week to try to put mobile homes within reach of the homeless. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved
Inmates ensure each day is Earth Day at Pitchess
April 22, 2019
Every day is Earth Day at the Pitchess Detention Center, as a growing number of inmates get back to the land, as it were — cultivating the open space around
Val Verde housing proposal gets to-do list from planners
April 12, 2019
A plan to build more than 200 homes in the heart of Val Verde was scrutinized Thursday by a regional planning committee, whose members wanted assurance there’s enough water to
Update: 500 gallons of jet fuel spills from big rig crash near Gorman
April 10, 2019
More than 500 gallons of jet fuel spilled onto the road and roadside near the northbound lanes of Interstate 5, just south of Gorman, after a big rig hauling 5,000
Sanitation District gets more time to finish its chloride-reduction plan
April 9, 2019
In light of back-to-back lawsuits that stalled construction, state water regulators have granted the Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District more time to complete its four-year plan to reduce the amount
‘Private hydrant’ releases unknown amount of water in Valencia
April 4, 2019
Firefighters were dispatched to the Valencia Industrial Center Wednesday morning for what was initially reported as a sheared hydrant. At 9:36 a.m., Los Angeles County firefighters from Fire Station 126
SCV Water directors agree: no increase in per diem payments
April 4, 2019
Members of the SCV Water Agency board agreed Tuesday night to take no increase in the amount of money they’re paid to attend meetings. On Tuesday, the SCV Water board
Breaks waste more than 120,000 gallons of water
April 3, 2019
Between 120,000 and 165,000 gallons of water went down the drain, literally, Tuesday after a hydrant was sheared off in Newhall in the morning, and a service line broken later
Local groundwater managers on target to meet state benchmarks
April 2, 2019
Water officials appointed to manage Santa Clarita Valley groundwater were given an update Monday on how those efforts are progressing and, in a word, they’re progressing just fine. Members of
SCV Water sets sights on watershed stewardship
April 2, 2019
SCV Water Agency officials are expected to reaffirm their position as stewards of the Santa Clara River watershed Tuesday when they’re asked to vote on more than half a dozen
Community Gardens hosts Grow LA Victory Garden Initiative classes
March 30, 2019
This week marked the start of a three-week long gardening series being held on Saturdays at the Community Gardens of Santa Clarita located at Central Park in Saugus. The classes
SCV Water Agency tweaks solar-panels plan
March 29, 2019
The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency tweaked conditions of its solar power-purchasing agreement Tuesday in a move that secures power for the agency, reduces cost and renders it more flexible,
SUSD unveils new, eco-friendly weed remover
March 28, 2019
Before Los Angeles County supervisors decided last week to suspend the use of RoundUp — the weed-killing chemical associated by the World Health Organization with cancer — the Saugus Union