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…
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…
Santa Clarita Valley water users are being subjected to yet another boondoggle. Castaic Lake Water Agency, the valley’s water wholesaler, wasted not a single moment following legislative approval of the…
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…
The bill that would create a unified Santa Clarita water district passed through the Assembly Appropriations Committee Friday and will now head to the Assembly floor for its final vote.…
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.…
Try as I might, I just cannot understand why SB-634 was created in the first place. And it is even more difficult to discern just how such a bill could…
It’s unfortunate that Dr. Gene Dorio has chosen to engage in shameful scare tactics to garner support for his opposition to both the Chiquita Canyon Landfill expansion and the Castaic…
We oppose Senate Bill 634, the measure that supporters claim will save Santa Clarita Valley water district customers money by merging retailer Newhall County Water District with wholesaler Castaic Lake…
Newhall water officials poised to lay pipes for one of the largest commercial projects under development in Los Angeles County – the Needham Ranch project at Sierra Highway - were…
Local water users who pay for water delivered from Northern California through a special annual property tax levied by the Castaic Lake Water Agency, will likely see that rate go…
Will Senate Bill 634, proposing a merge of Santa Clarita Valley water districts into one “super water district,” really do what is promised – streamline the process and save money?…
A state Senate bill promising to create a brand new water district in the Santa Clarita Valley, cleared the Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday and is now headed to the Senate…
Members of the Castaic Area Town Council, still worried about the implications of Senate Bill 634 which calls for the formation of one all-encompassing water district, voted in favor this…
Last week the Los Angeles County Local Agency Formation Commission – or LAFCO for short – voted to continue to oppose Senate Bill 634, Sen. Scott Wilk’s water merger/takeover of…
County commissioners who last month opposed Senator Scott Wilk’s Senate Bill calling for the creation of one new all-encompassing water district for the SCV because it did not include them,…
Newhall County Water District was formed 60 years ago by a vote of the people. Voters in this district have been voting ever since. I have lived in Canyon Country…
With just one committee left to scrutinize Senator Scott Wilk’s Senate bill calling for one brand new all-encompassing water district for the Santa Clarita Valley, the vision of local water…
Water heads are working closely with Senator Scott Wilk on amendments to his bill which calls for a brand new all-encompassing water district that explain the role of both Valencia…
Water is the new oil. What comes to mind when you hear those words? Do they cause you to think about what they are implying? The sentence should cause each…
Among other financially impactful decisions, the City Council Legislative Committee discussed the merger of two Santa Clarita water districts at their meeting Friday morning. The committee is comprised of Mayor…