SCV Water is in the process of paying $192,000 in state-imposed fines for having polluted the Santa Clara River while repairing a well plagued with perchlorate-tainted water. For up to
Stakeholders in the cleanup of close to 1,000 acres of contaminated land at Whittaker-Bermite expressed delight Wednesday at meeting a year-end deadline but were frustrated over having to wait for
The California Condor’s habitat, open space preservation, Grapevine traffic, affordable housing, seismology, fire safety and Valley Fever were among the issues discussed at a public hearing Wednesday on the proposed
As construction continues so does the illegal dumping of building materials in the north end of the county. The recent phenomenon has prompted the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Cleanup of nearly 1,000 acres of Whittaker-Bermite land at the heart of Santa Clarita is still expected to be completed by the end of the year, and details of the
Residents wanting a say in plans to build more than 19,000 homes near the Kern County line can view proceedings at a remote location regional planners set up in Lancaster.
SCV Water officials have released their summer schedule of gardening classes. “We’re in the beginning of summer – the weather is getting warmer earlier in the day and is no
A builder adding 820 homes to Tesoro del Valle is asking the county to allow increased density on the project in exchange for including 365 homes that would be designated
Private well owners are an essential component of groundwater management, but recruiting them into an advisory committee is becoming a challenge, attendees of a workshop about managing groundwater learned Tuesday.
Firefighters are expected to get a faster jump on brush fires in the very near future as Southern California Edison installs high-tech weather monitors and cameras in fields, valleys and
A water project to modify the pipeline that carries water from Castaic Lake to Sylmar for Los Angeles water consumers was initially expected to cost SCV Water no more than
Members of the Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District’s governing board Friday addressed a water issue many SCV residents address daily — mineral-heavy water that causes scaling. Scaling is the buildup
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify that the connection between Tapia Ranch and Tesoro del Valle is planned for emergency access only: As the developers of Tapia
Santa Clarita Valley’s drinking water is clean and safe to drink. That’s the bottom line of annual state-mandated testing carried out last year on SCV’s drinking water. The 2018 Water
Karl and Shirley Reinecker are the type of people local water officials want to recruit for a new state-mandated committee. The couple lives on a ranch in Tapia Canyon, north
As goes the robust building of homes in the SCV lately, so goes the building of pipes to connect them. On Tuesday, members of the SCV Water Agency’s board received
In adopting their first budget as a newly consolidated all-encompassing water agency, board members announced projected savings of nearly $6 million dollars for the Santa Clarita Valley. On Tuesday, board
People weighing in on the prospect of more than 19,000 homes being built just south of the Kern County line expressed concerns about increased traffic, air pollution, water availability and
Residents wanting a say in plans to build more than 19,000 homes near the Kern County line — but worried about the long commute into Los Angeles for the public
Plans to connect with a facility in order to reduce the amount of chloride expected from 6,000 Newhall Ranch homes once they’re built got a thumbs-up approval Friday from the