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SCV Water announces board leadership
The SCV Water board of directors has chosen its leadership positions for the agency’s third year of operation. Gary Martin was selected to be the board’s president for the 2020…
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…
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…
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…
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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SCV Water staffer sues agency, claiming retaliation
A staffer at the SCV Water agency is suing the agency over the harsh treatment he alleges he received after he raised concerns in whistleblower fashion about what he considered…
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SCV Water unveils details of its emergency plan
In response to concerns about power outages, wildfires and the water used to put them out, local water officials unveiled details of an emergency plan Tuesday, explaining how SCV Water…
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SCV Water GM up for regular performance review
As part of their regular chores, local water officials are scheduled to carry out a performance review of the man at the top. The SCV Water agency board of directors…
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Meeting called to review SCV Water’s sphere of influence
The consultant hired to map out the sphere of influence of the SCV Water Agency has scheduled a community meeting two weeks from now, hoping to hear from the public…
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Newsom signs SCV Water Agency legislation into law
A bill aiming to make Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency board of directors’ operations more efficient is now law after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Sen. Scott Wilk’s Senate Bill 387. …
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…
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.…
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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Assembly approves bill to help reduce size of SCV Water board
SCV Water agency officials determined to whittle the size of their board down to nine — arriving at a goal of three elected members for each of its three new…
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…
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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Water officials discuss choice for ratepayer advocate
SCV Water officials named a ratepayer advocate Tuesday, citing the chosen firm’s use of effective graphic software to explain water rates as a key factor in their decision making. On…
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SCV Water to name ratepayer advocate
When local water officials went looking for the right firm to act as ratepayer advocate, they wanted someone to be the “voice of the little guy” when it comes to…
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Public invited to groundwater meeting Monday afternoon
The people of Santa Clarita Valley are invited to weigh in on water issues Monday afternoon, when members of the SCV Groundwater Sustainability Agency is scheduled to meet. Concerns about…
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SCV Water survey: Customers satisfied with service and communication
Water users in the Santa Clarita Valley gave the agency that delivers their water thumbs-up approval this week, according to results of a feedback survey sent out by the SCV…
