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A New Groundwater Storage Project Could Help Southern California in the Next Drought

/in , , /by /LAist by Makenna Sievertson

The first stage of a new groundwater storage project in the Antelope Valley is now up and running after three years of construction.

The High Desert Water Bank, which is through a partnership with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency (AVEK), has the capacity to store and withdraw enough water to serve about 210,000 Southern California homes each year.

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Phase One of Long-Awaited High Desert Water Bank Unveiled in Antelope Valley Area

/in , , /by /Los Angeles Daily Newsby City News Service

After three years of construction, water officials announced on Monday, Oct. 23, the completion of the first stage of a groundwater storage project they say will “significantly increase Southern California’s water supply in the face of a rapidly changing climate.”

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Water Treatment Plant Will Be First in AV

/in , /by /Antelope Valley Press by Allison Gatlin

The Palmdale Water District’s proposed advanced water treatment plant that would turn recycled water into groundwater will be notable not only as the first of its kind in the Antelope Valley, but also for partnering with a firm to use brine discarded in the treatment process for its carbon-capture technology.

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Thieves are Stealing California’s Scarce Water. Where’s It Going? Illegal Marijuana Farms

/in , /by /CalMattersby Julie Cart

One day last spring, water pressure in pipelines suddenly crashed In the Antelope Valley, setting off alarms. Demand had inexplicably spiked, swelling to three and half times normal. Water mains broke open, and storage tanks were drawn down to dangerous levels.

The emergency was so dire in the water-stressed desert area of Hi Vista, between Los Angeles and Mojave, that county health officials considered ordering residents to boil their tap water before drinking it.

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