Read more about the article SCV Water looks at reservoirs due to winter, chemical concerns
The Rio Vista Water Treatment Plant at SCV Water. photo courtesy SCV Water.

SCV Water looks at reservoirs due to winter, chemical concerns

A relatively dry winter and new state-set levels for the presence of a carcinogen in water  threatening the closure of groundwater wells have local water officials considering water from new…

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Read more about the article SCV Water releases report on wells
Construction workers drill into the soil to build a new water treatment facility next to the Wm. S. Hart Pony Baseball & Softball field in Santa Clara River wash Monday afternoon. Cory Rubin/The Signal

SCV Water releases report on wells

The majority of the groundwater wells currently drawing water for the SCV Water agency contain enough of a non-stick chemical, which is a suspected carcinogen, that water officials are now…

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Read more about the article State to measure snowpack, recalculate water allocation
John King, water resource engineer, of the California Department of Water Resources, Snow Survey Section, conducts the second snow survey of the 2019 season at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. photo courtesy DWR.

State to measure snowpack, recalculate water allocation

Local water planners told last month the SCV is getting 10% of the state water allocated to them are now hoping state officials find lots of snow Thursday when they…

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Read more about the article SCV Water addresses chemical concerns
Construction workers drill into the soil to build a new water treatment facility next to the William S. Hart Pony Baseball & Softball field in the Santa Clara River wash Monday afternoon in this 2019 Signal file photo. Cory Rubin/The Signal

SCV Water addresses chemical concerns

By Jim Holt Signal Senior Staff Writer Water workers responding to new state guidelines for a non-stick chemical explained to Santa Clarita Valley Water officials this week how they made…

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Read more about the article Water treatment facility to be built next to baseball park
Artist rendering of proposed water filtration vessels (center) and the chloramine disinfection facility (left) inside a fenced area south of the William S. Hart Baseball/Softball League parking lot (bottom). Baseball field is seen far right. Art courtesy SCV Water Agency.

Water treatment facility to be built next to baseball park

Local water officials anticipating tougher state guidelines for a non-stick chemical suspected of being carcinogenic have begun work on a treatment plant next to the William S. Hart Pony Baseball…

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Read more about the article SCV Water Agency poised to notify county, city about suspected carcinogen
The Rio Vista Water Treatment Plant at SCV Water. photo courtesy SCV Water.

SCV Water Agency poised to notify county, city about suspected carcinogen

Local water officials found trace amounts last month of a non-stick chemical suspected of being carcinogenic in 17 of its wells, requiring them to notify key agencies about the discovery.…

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Read more about the article Barger taps former CLWA water resources planner for SCV Water board
FILE PHOTO. Jeff Ford, formerly principal water resources planner for the Castaic Lake Water Agency, discusses a solar pnel array near the Rio Vista Water Treatment Plant in Saugus in January 2013.

Barger taps former CLWA water resources planner for SCV Water board

Filling the seat vacated by Dante Acosta last month, Supervisor Kathryn Barger has appointed former Castaic Lake Water Agency staffer Jeff Ford to serve on the SCV Water Agency’s board.…

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Read more about the article State tightens contamination levels; SCV Water sets up testing
The Rio Vista Water Treatment Plant at SCV Water. photo courtesy SCV Water.

State tightens contamination levels; SCV Water sets up testing

SCV Water Agency officials are expected to begin testing their wells for smaller amounts of a non-stick chemical suspected of being carcinogenic, after state officials announced Friday they were lowering…

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Read more about the article Hit-and-run crash into hydrant leaves gusher of water
A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Hit-and-run crash into hydrant leaves gusher of water

A motorist knocked a fire hydrant off its mooring Wednesday night, then abandoned the car and took off, leaving a gusher of water shooting into the air in Canyon Country.…

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