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SCV water resources reviewed Wednesday
If you noticed your lawn drying up and you began wondering just how much water the Santa Clarita Valley has, you can get your answer Wednesday when SCV Water’s Water…
A SCV Water technician works to shut down water flowing from a break in the pavement along Centre Pointe Parkway east of Ruether Avenue. Austin Dave/The Signal
Broken water main sends water bubbling out of the ground
A broken water main that tripped alarms at four locations along Centre Pointe Parkway and sent water bubbling out of the ground at two of them triggered a response by…
Water hazard at Vista Valencia Golf Course.
Valencia golf course to drain stinky water hazard
For five years, residents living near the Vista Valencia Golf Course say a stubborn stinky smell emanating from a stagnant brown water hazard on the links has left them scrambling…
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SCV Water makes 489 acre-feet of water available to Tapia Ranch project
SCV Water officials pledged Tuesday to set aside 489 acre-feet of water for 405 Tapia Ranch homes between Castaic and Tesoro del Valle. Last month, the agency’s Water Resources and…
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SCV Water fined for Santa Clara River pollution violations
SCV Water is in the process of paying $192,000 in state-imposed fines for having polluted the Santa Clara River while repairing a well plagued with perchlorate-tainted water. For up to…
Signal File photo. Castaic Lake in January 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Unconscious girl rescued from Castaic Lake by lifeguards
An 11-year-old girl, reportedly unconscious, was pulled from Castaic Lake by lifeguards and taken to the boat ramp where they were met by paramedics Friday morning. Paramedics with the Los…
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A fishing boat glides at the lower lagoon of Castaic Lake on Wednesday. 042915
Boating checkpoints and BUI laws will be enforced through Operation Dry Water
In joining the national effort to deter drug and alcohol related accidents on America’s highways, California’s law enforcement will also direct its attention to reduce the number of boating under the influence, BUI, accidents on the water, according to a news release.
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SCV Water: There’s enough water for 405 Tapia Ranch homes
Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify that the connection between Tapia Ranch and Tesoro del Valle is planned for emergency access only: As the developers of Tapia…
FILE PHOTO. Discharged water, or effluent, will meet contamination levels met by the SCV Sanitation District/ Jim Holt The Signal
SCV gets a third water reclamation plant with Newhall Ranch
With two water plants removing salty chloride from local wastewater at the same time, Santa Clarita Valley’s chloride woes are likely to finally subside, said the man who for the moment represents two sanitation districts.
Newhall Ranch graders captured in aerial shot in March 2018. photo by Austin Dave, The Signal.
Sanitation board backs link with Newhall Ranch chloride-reducing plant
Plans to connect with a facility in order to reduce the amount of chloride expected from 6,000 Newhall Ranch homes once they’re built got a thumbs-up approval Friday from the…
File Photo. The Santa Clara Riverbed is seen near the Iron Horse Trail on Monday, April 2, 2018. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
Water Supply Allocation Increases Slightly for State Water Contractors
The California Department of Water Resources issued this news release today. The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) today increased the State Water Project (SWP) allocation for 2018…
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Water meeting tonight looks at outreach plan
Water officials are holding their regional meeting tonight, discussing among other issues a plan to reach out to the community through social media about conservation. The Santa Clarita Valley…
FILE PHOTO. Luz Elena Henao, a treatment plant operator, cleans off large water filters used at the Sanitation District's Valencia Water Reclamation Plant on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017. Christian Monterrosa/ The Signal
Sanitation District cancels meeting for the third time
For the third time in as many months, the Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District Board  cancelled its public meeting. The board cancelled its meeting scheduled for March 14, then…
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
LARC pipeline set back two years while grant request stalls
When water released from the Bouquet Reservoir was reduced to a trickle more than four years ago, due to concerns about flooding roads, the situation left LARC Ranch residents…
E-15 Water Well in Valencia CA, April 25 2018. Eddy Martinez/The Signal.
New wells, old water, for Newhall Ranch
When Newhall Ranch was actually a ranch, and not a 21,000-home development, Henry Newhall dammed a stream and laid down 1,000 feet of pipe to supply his ranch with…
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SCV Water Agency staffers poised to get 3 percent raise
Staffers at the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency are poised to get a 3 percent wage increase after a committee at the new water agency approved the suggestion Monday.…
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Public meeting about SCV’s watershed tonight
Anyone interested in protecting the Santa Clarita Valley’s natural resources might want to consider attending a public meeting about the valley’s watershed Wednesday, April 11. The SCV Water Agency…
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Top Water official says goodbye to newly-created water agency
Santa Clarita Valley’s new Water agency is losing one of their top staffers, leaving agency heads to ponder their previously-stated attrition policy. Valerie Pryor, SCV Water Agency’s assistant general manager,…
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
Water heads consider plan to manage Santa Clara River watershed
Water officials developing strategy for better management of groundwater, recycled water, stored water and stormwater have come up with a brand new plan for the Santa Clara River Watershed. Board…
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SCV residents offered hundreds of dollars in rebates for water saving devices
Now that spring has officially arrived, local water officials have come up with a variety of rebates that promise to make gardening less costly. Rebate programs offered by the SCV…
