Read more about the article Castaic residents worried about water “takeover”
Proposed districts if the consolidation of Castaic Lake Water Agency and the Newhall County Water District are finalized via legislation.

Castaic residents worried about water “takeover”

Water officials who drafted legislation for a brand new all-encompassing water agency for the Santa Clarita Valley are on a rumor-busting mission this week to allay fears held by some…

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Read more about the article Pipelines to Magic Mountain to be built with or without Newhall Ranch
Proposed site of Newhall Ranch development, looking southeast on state Route 126 in Castaic. Dan Watson/The Signal.

Pipelines to Magic Mountain to be built with or without Newhall Ranch

Pipelines that one day are expected to bring water to 21,000 homes west of the interstate, are expected to be built over the next five years, according to a capital…

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Read more about the article Water heads define state-mandated groundwater agency
Signal File photo. Castaic Lake in January 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Water heads define state-mandated groundwater agency

Local water officials took one step closer Monday to defining the type of Groundwater Sustainability Agency state officials expect to see in place by June. And, although the faces around…

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Read more about the article Water officials to County: There’s enough water for 1,220 new homes in Canyon Country
The Castaic Lake spillway. Katharine Lotze/Signal

Water officials to County: There’s enough water for 1,220 new homes in Canyon Country

Local water officials were urged by their advisors Wednesday to tell to Los Angeles County public works officials there’s enough water to meet the needs of more than 1,200 homes…

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Read more about the article Water quality board amends plans for Santa Clara River
Denny Orellana and his son Michael, 9, take a look at the rain-filled Santa Clara River during a walk in Canyon Country last January. Tom Cruze/for The Signal

Water quality board amends plans for Santa Clara River

The Los Angeles Regional Water Control Board amended its Water Quality Control Plan  Dec. 8 to help expand the number of planned recycled water projects in the Santa Clarita Valley.…

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