About 25,000 gallons released when car hits hydrant on McBean
A sedan slammed into a fire hydrant along McBean Parkway south of Valencia Boulevard Monday. The vehicle came to a rest on a small hill off the main roadway. (Credit: NewsSourceLA)

About 25,000 gallons released when car hits hydrant on McBean

About 25,000 gallons of water went into the storm drains Monday after a car hit a fire hydrant near the Facey urgent care facility in Valencia and sent a gusher…

SCV Water board tables election
Dante Acosta being sworn in as a member of the SCV Water Board. Signal photo, Jim Holt

SCV Water board tables election

When they looked across the packed boardroom at the start of Monday’s special meeting to review the county nomination of Dante Acosta to the board, SCV Water Agency directors told…

Water pipes keep pace with vigorous SCV home construction
Excavators and workers create a form for a 700 foot long, 4 foot high by 8 foot wide storm drain as construction progresses at Vista Canyon development in Canyon Country in February. Dan Watson/Signal

Water pipes keep pace with vigorous SCV home construction

With more than a half-dozen housing projects underway in the Santa Clarita Valley, water officials report keeping pace with the demand for infrastructure. On Tuesday, directors of the Santa Clarita…

Water remains elusive along Bouquet Creek
In this Feb 2014 photo, Charles Sturkey, director of operations, walks past the 300,000 gallon capacity water tank at Larc Ranch. Local fire companies draw water from the tank in the event of a fire. However, only one of two wells that feeds into the tank is at capacity due to the drought. Residents and staff have cut irrigation and water usage in order to preserve the remaining water. 02/12/2014

Water remains elusive along Bouquet Creek

  While the drought is officially over, for some residents of the Santa Clarita Valley water remains as scarce as it was two years ago. After years of having received…

Plan to build 21,000 homes challenged
Newhall Ranch graders captured in aerial shot in March 2018. photo by Austin Dave, The Signal.

Plan to build 21,000 homes challenged

LOS ANGELES — Newhall Ranch developers’ plan to build 21,000 homes on the west side of the Santa Clarita Valley was challenged in court Tuesday, when local environmentalists grilled the…

Art project contemplating state’s environmental issues to transform COC Art Gallery exterior
Workers from Feathers Wraps put up mural on COC's Art Gallery on the Valencia campus. By Michele Lutes/The Signal

Art project contemplating state’s environmental issues to transform COC Art Gallery exterior

Inspired by some of California’s biggest environmental issues, like water conservation, Los Angeles-based artist Devon Tsuno brings a massive art project set to transform College of the Canyons Art Gallery’s…

SCV Water files lawsuit against Whittaker Corporation
Signal file photo Empty dump trucks pull into a soil treatment area to pick up clean dirt as viewed on tour of the cleanup efforts of the Whittaker-Bermite site in Valencia in October 2016. Dan Watson/The Signal

SCV Water files lawsuit against Whittaker Corporation

SCV Water filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Whittaker Corporation, seeking to cover the cost of removing two harmful contaminants — volatile organic compounds and perchlorate — from the Santa…

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