Water officials set to dissolve Valencia Water Company
Santa Clarita Valley water officials begin the task of dissolving the Valencia Water Company, a private company owned by a public agency, Tuesday night. They also have the leftover…
SCV Water Agency board elects president, vice-president
The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency met for the first time Tuesday night, when members of two merged now-defunct water boards elected a president and vice president to the new…
The Castaic Lake spillway. Katharine Lotze/Signal
Less imported water, less groundwater means using banked supplies likely
While fire officials tell SCV residents they’re not out of the woods when it comes to brush fires, water officials are saying the SCV isn’t out of the woods…
Signal file photo
Purple pipe to get green light
A corridor of parks along Newhall Ranch Road through Valencia and into Saugus is soon to be watered with recycled water now that its pipeline plan has revealed no ill…
A water tank owned by the Castaic Lake Water Agency (CLWA) sits above Central Park in Saugus on Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency is expected to employ between 215 and 218 people. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
Benefits for new water agency staffers reviewed
More than 215 employees of Santa Clarita Valley’s new water agency are not likely to notice any significant change when their positions at SCV’s water wholesaler and SCV’s oldest water…
New water rates set for ratepayers and retailers
Local water officials endorsed water rate increases for both SCV ratepayers who get their water from the Santa Clarita Water District and for local water retailers who get their…
Proposed districts if the consolidation of Castaic Lake Water Agency and the Newhall County Water District are finalized via legislation.
New GM named as water heads pave the way for new water agency
Water officials preparing for the New Year launch of Santa Clarita Valley’s brand new water agency got down to business Monday, defining its mission statement and naming as its General…
Signal File photo. Castaic Lake in January 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Local groundwater group updates SCV
An official with a newly-formed agency set up to manage Santa Clarita Valley’s groundwater unveiled several “undesirable” aspects of underground water it plans to look for and - hopefully -…
Excavators and workers create a form for a 700 foot long, 4 foot high by 8 foot wide storm drain as construction progresses at Vista Canyon development in Canyon Country in February. Dan Watson/Signal
STUDY: Vista Canyon’s recycled water won’t hurt environment
Vista Canyon - Santa Clarita’s first large-scale water recycling project - will have no significant impact on the environment, a team of local water officials and engineering consultants has…
Proposed districts if the consolidation of Castaic Lake Water Agency and the Newhall County Water District are finalized via legislation.
New water agency in search of a logo
Now that a brand new water agency has been approved by the Governor, what it needs now is a logo. Members of both the Castaic Lake Water Agency and Newhall…
Cast 4 Kids Katie Flynn with father and volunteers. Courtesy photo
C.A.S.T. 4 Kids Event Provides Special Needs Children A Day Of Boating and Fishing
By Dirk Marks, CLWA C.A.S.T. for Kids is back, and that’s a very good thing, judging by the smiles on the faces of the ninety special needs and disadvantaged children,…
Proposed districts if the consolidation of Castaic Lake Water Agency and the Newhall County Water District are finalized via legislation.
Governor signs bill creating new water agency
The way water is acquired and distributed throughout the Santa Clarita Valley changed forever Sunday when Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill creating one new all-encompassing water district for the…
CLWA backs plan to secure delivery of Northern California water
Local water officials have endorsed a plan to fix the system which delivers water to the Santa Clarita Valley from Northern California at a cost to mom-and-pop SCV ratepayer of…
A Metrolink train passes by the historical marker for Lang Southern Pacific Station in Canyon Country on Thursday, Feb. 24. Dan Watson/The Signal
Delayed water tests at Lang Station won’t slow Vista Canyon work
State officials monitoring the cleanup of contaminated groundwater at Lang Station began digging deeper wells at the site this summer after finding their existing wells had dried up with the…
Water retailer seeks double digit rate hikes
Water officials want to raise water rates by 13 percent – and as much as 16 percent in some cases - over the next three years for people who receive…
Castaic Lake Water Agency's Mesa Tank to be torn down. photo courtesy of CLWA.
‘Nuisance’ water tank to be torn down
As the Castaic Lake Water Agency steps boldly into the future with the anticipated formation of two emerging new agencies, the local water wholesaler still finds itself dealing with…
Signal File photo. Castaic Lake in January 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Groundwater agency for SCV to be approved
As the senate bill promising to create one new all-encompassing water agency for the SCV moves steadily along a historic path, a separate new agency assembled this year to…
Proposed districts if the consolidation of Castaic Lake Water Agency and the Newhall County Water District are finalized via legislation.
Appropriations Committee: Water bill would mean loss of tax revenue to state
Water officials waiting for a green light on the bill promising one new all-encompassing water district for the SCV, instead received a yellow light Wednesday from the legislative committee…
File photo taken in March 2012 of Highway 126 looking SW showing the Newhall Ranch property. Dan Watson/The Signal
SCV environmentalists: Newhall Ranch is not a done deal
As developers proceed with their plan to build 21,000 homes between the interstate and the Ventura County line and press on after last month’s ringing endorsement by county supervisors, some…
Appropriations committee to review water bill Wednesday
A water bill promising to create one new all-encompassing water district in the Santa Clarita Valley faces its toughest hurdle Wednesday when it goes before the State Assembly’s Appropriations Committee.…
