Water Wise Summer Gardening
By Michele E. Buttelman The drought is back and new water restrictions threaten to put the “heat” on your summer garden. How can you help your garden thrive despite nature’s…
By Michele E. Buttelman The drought is back and new water restrictions threaten to put the “heat” on your summer garden. How can you help your garden thrive despite nature’s…
The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency approved Tuesday new water rates that will increase annually over the next five years starting this July. Gary Martin, president of the SCV Water Board, said the…
The Santa Clarita Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SCV-GSA) is seeking qualified candidates for three openings on its Stakeholder Advisory Committee. The committee provides the SCV-GSA with insight and expertise on various…
The SCV Water board of directors is scheduled to hold a virtual public hearing on the Water Shortage Contingency Plan and ordinance at 6:30 p.m. June 9. The plan and ordinance are part of SCV Water’s…
As California experiences exceptionally dry conditions for a third consecutive year, Santa Clarita Valley Water said the SCV is prepared for a potential drought. “(SCV Water) and this community on the whole has done a really exceptional job of preparing itself…
By Emily Alvarenga and Tammy Murga While hundreds gathered Thursday in Santa Clarita to peacefully protest, others were there to provide support in a different way. Among those holding signs…
Persistent deck leaking Hi Robert, I am on a Board of Directors at an HOA. We had our decks redone two years ago and we still suffer from persistent leaking…
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…
Appellate court arguments are expected Wednesday over environmentalists’ demands that Newhall Ranch developers reassess the amount of water needed to supply to 21,000 homes slated for construction. The court date…
State water officials trekked through the snow in the Sierra Nevadas on Thursday and found an “average” amount of snow — not too little, and not more than usual. The…
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…
Members of the local sanitation board approved $160,000 worth of extra work pursuing their four-year chloride compliance plan. On Monday, members of the Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District board voted…
L.A. County supervisors recently named three Santa Clarita Valley residents to a steering committee expected to weigh in on water priorities this week. Hunt Braly, a partner with local law…
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…
Members of the World Mission Society Church of God brought water to residents of Ridgecrest who were affected by the recent series of earthquakes that began Thursday. Church coordinator Gabriela…
In an indicator of the times this week, members of the SCV Water Agency board joined the growing ranks of educators, postal workers and federal employees who have all been…
Acting on “an abundance of caution,” SCV Water officials shut down one of their wells last week, after routine testing detected the presence of perchlorate, a suspected carcinogen and long-standing…
Local water heads sitting pretty on the heels of a rainy winter and news of a snowpack so deep in the Sierra Nevadas it still hasn’t melted, got a crash…
It was World Water Day Friday, and for local officials it was a day awash in good news about an abundance of water here and across the state, but also…
The drought is officially over, with water officials reporting reservoirs filling to capacity, including Castaic Lake and Lake Piru at 81 and 73 percent full, respectively. “Castaic Lake is 92…