Read more about the article SCV Water head backs governor’s plan for one tunnel, not two
Twin Tunnel system. Graphic courtesy Department of Water Resources.

SCV Water head backs governor’s plan for one tunnel, not two

One tunnel or two tunnels — the state’s plan to overhaul the crumbling water conveyance system that brings Northern California water to Southern California is all right with local water…

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Read more about the article Breaks waste more than 120,000 gallons of water
A broken water main sends water and rocks shooting more than 20 feet into the air on the 23300 block of Valencia Boulevard on Tuesday afternoon. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Breaks waste more than 120,000 gallons of water

Between 120,000 and 165,000 gallons of water went down the drain, literally, Tuesday after a hydrant was sheared off in Newhall in the morning, and a service line broken later…

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Read more about the article SCV Water sets sights on watershed stewardship
Danielle Loera and Matthew Schmidt walk up from the Santa Clara Riverbed near the Iron Horse Trail on Monday, April 2, 2018. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

SCV Water sets sights on watershed stewardship

SCV Water Agency officials are expected to reaffirm their position as stewards of the Santa Clara River watershed Tuesday when they’re asked to vote on more than half a dozen…

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Read more about the article SCV Water Agency tweaks solar-panels plan
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.

SCV Water Agency tweaks solar-panels plan

The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency tweaked conditions of its solar power-purchasing agreement Tuesday in a move that secures power for the agency, reduces cost and renders it more flexible,…

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Read more about the article SCV Water board re-elects Bill Cooper as president
The Rio Vista Water Treatment Plant at SCV Water. photo courtesy SCV Water.

SCV Water board re-elects Bill Cooper as president

President Bill Cooper and Vice President Maria Gutzeit were re-elected Tuesday night, and joining them in the winner’s circle was director Gary Martin, elected the board’s second vice president. The…

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Read more about the article Lions Club welcomes Castaic, SCV communities for weekend barbecue
Castaic High School Principal Melanie Hagman speaks at the Lions Club barbecue, as club president Robert Butler (third from right) watches. Ryan Mancini/The Signal

Lions Club welcomes Castaic, SCV communities for weekend barbecue

The Lions Club brought community members together with its past and present club members Saturday with a barbecue dinner in Castaic.

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Read more about the article Lack of rain brings dry conditions to Southern California
Clouds billow in the distance looking north-west at about noon from Dockweiller Drive in Santa Clarita. The Old Town Newhall Library can be seen, lower right, and the homes of Stevenson Ranch are visible on the hills in Feb. 2017. Dan Watson/The Signal

Lack of rain brings dry conditions to Southern California

A month of below-normal rainfall brought abnormally dry conditions and moderate drought conditions back to Southern California, and the Santa Clarita Valley, this December. A recent report from the National…

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