By Jim Holt Senior Investigative Reporter As the cleanup of close to 1,000 acres of contaminated soil and water at Whittaker-Bermite comes to a close, and while lawyers in bankruptcy court hundreds…
Local sanitation officials are proceeding with their plan to drill a tunnel under the Santa Clara River that would accommodate a “relief sewer” pipeline, after voting Monday to pay someone…
By Kimberly Silverio-Bautista Approximately 1,500 volunteers gathered early Saturday morning, waiting to check in for the 25th annual River Rally Clean-Up and Environmental Expo. Mayor Marsha McLean opened the rally…
SCV Water and the city of Santa Clarita are joining forces to stop a thief stealing about 20,000 acre-feet of water from the Santa Clarita Valley every year. The thief…
As Santa Clarita Valley residents, we quickly become familiar with the names of the neighborhoods that make up the valley, as well as the streets that intersect them. What many…
New deputies learned what it’s like to save a life first-hand Thursday when two of them, along with their respective training officers, pulled a man from the precipice of a…
State water regulators gave local sanitation officials three more years to carry out their plan to reduce the amount of chloride that ends up in the Santa Clara River. On…
In light of back-to-back lawsuits that stalled construction, state water regulators have granted the Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District more time to complete its four-year plan to reduce the amount…
A small brush fire in the Santa Clara River wash whipped up immediate concern among local first responders Tuesday, and was quickly extinguished. Firefighters with the Los Angeles County Fire…
More than 1,400 volunteers cleaned up the Santa Clara River, near Wiley Canyon Road, Saturday during Santa Clarita’s 24th annual River Clean-Up and Environmental Expo.
To celebrate 25 years of work to protect one of the most dynamic river bodies in Southern California, the Friends of the Santa Clara River are scheduled to host a…
When the students of Rio Norte Junior High School return from their summer vacation next week, they will be greeted by a new mural that celebrates the school’s history and…
Coroner identifies body of man found near Santa Clara River Monday Medical examiners identified Wednesday the body of a man found in the wash of the Santa Clara River as…
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…
With two water plants removing salty chloride from local wastewater at the same time, Santa Clarita Valley’s chloride woes are likely to finally subside, said the man who for the moment represents two sanitation districts.
In making sure sanitation officials stay on track for chloride-reduction plans for the Santa Clara River, water officials approved a bidding process for ultra-violet disinfection equipment this week, a key…
Water officials developing strategy for better management of groundwater, recycled water, stored water and stormwater have come up with a brand new plan for the Santa Clara River Watershed. Board…
A “warming fire” set by homeless people in the Santa Clara River at the Saugus-Valencia border grew to a small brush fire Monday afternoon. Shortly after 3 p.m., firefighters with…
Sheriff’s deputies placed four preschool children in protective custody Thursday after finding a homeless family living in the Santa Clara River wash Thursday afternoon. Officials with the Santa Clarita Valley…
California is finally embracing its rivers. We Californians have long celebrated our coastal splendor and beautiful mountains. But our rivers were seen as mere plumbing for our hydration convenience. Now…
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