Water

The SCV Water logo, located in Saugus, Calif. on Jan. 27, 2025. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

SCV Water wins award for budget presentation 

News release  The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency announced it has received the Distinguished Budget Presentation award for its FY 2025/26 and FY 2026/27 Biennial Budget from the Government Finance Officers Association.   In addition to the award, the agency’s budget also received special recognition for its performance

Water heads call snowpack level ‘welcome news’ 

Local and state officials this week labeled the first snowpack measurement as “welcome news,” with several late-December storms resulting in statewide snow levels that reached 71% of the average for this time of year.   Santa

The SCV Water logo, located in Saugus, Calif. on Jan. 27, 2025. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

SCV Water asks customers to pause outdoor water use 

News release  SCV Water is asking customers to pause all outdoor water use now through Dec. 22, while scheduled maintenance at Castaic Lake temporarily limits the agency’s imported water supply.  The California Department of Water Resources will be repairing a pipeline at Castaic Lake, which

Snowpack delivers good news; SCV Water issues reminder  

There was good news flowing downstream from the latest Northern California snowpack measurement, local water officials said Monday.  Kevin Strauss, spokesman for the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency, said in a phone interview Monday that the

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Gutzeit announces re-election campaign for SCV Water board 

News release  Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency board President Maria Gutzeit has officially announced her campaign for re-election, pledging to continue delivering safe, reliable, and affordable water while promoting efficiency, transparency and sustainability for the

SCV Water GM announces plans to retire 

News Release  Agency indicates assistant GM to take over   At the regular Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency board of directors meeting Tuesday, SCV Water General Manager Matt Stone formally announced his plans to retire after 10 years of service.

The SCV Water headquarters, located in Saugus, Calif. on Jan. 27, 2025. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

SCV Water Well V201 public comment period, meeting announced  

News release  The California State Water Resources Control Board Division of Drinking Water and the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency invite the community to participate in a public comment period and upcoming virtual meeting regarding Well V201, located near Valencia Boulevard and Citrus Street in

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SCV Water wins 3 awards for PR 

 News release  The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency has been recognized for excellence in public relations, earning three awards from the Public Relations Society of America’s Los Angeles Chapter at its

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California prepares for extreme weather swings 

News release  While California’s climate has always swung between dry and wet conditions, the past five years have proven what climate science has predicted: California must be prepared for extreme

SCV Water shares update on PFAS-removal project 

Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency officials hosted a virtual meeting Monday to share their project update on plans to build a water-treatment facility next to Valencia’s Bridgeport Park.  The facility

The SCV Water logo, located in Saugus, Calif. on Jan. 27, 2025. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

SCV Water to hold meeting on contaminated well 

The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency is holding a public meeting next month as part of a legally prescribed process for a “critical groundwater supply” where water officials have detected

Politics and government

DWR report supports Delta Conveyance Project 

News release  A new report released from the Department of Water Resources examines how a combination of strategies, most importantly the Delta Conveyance Project, can help the State Water Project

The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency has approved construction of a new $23.9 million treatment plant to remove chemicals from local water wells. Rendering courtesy of SCV Water.

SCV Water to build new PFAS treatment facility 

News release  The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency has approved construction of a new $23.9 million treatment plant to remove chemicals from local water wells, according to a news release