Tag Archive for: Water Infrastructure

Atlanta Remains Under State Of Emergency Amid Ongoing Water Troubles

/in , /by /CNNby Dakin Andone, Amy Simonson, Maxime Tamsett, Raja Razek and Christina Maxouris

Atlanta remains under a state of emergency Monday as it battles disruptions to its water service that began last week, leaving a swath of a major city under boil-water advisories and highlighting the pervasiveness of problems caused by America’s aging infrastructure.

“We are currently coordinating with the US Army Corps of Engineers. We have sought their assistance because they have the most experience in handling a crisis like this,” Mayor Andre Dickens announced in a statement Monday. “They will help us develop a plan to assess and evaluate our aging infrastructure.”

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J.F. Shea Given CWA Contract to Reline Pipeline 5 in San Luis Rey Canyon

/in , /by /Fallbrook Village Newsby Joe Naiman Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

J.F. Shea Construction, Inc., was given the San Diego County Water Authority contract to reline Pipeline 5 in San Luis Rey Canyon.

The SDCWA board voted unanimously May 23 to award J.F. Shea a $47,913,795 contract for the work. The project will reline approximately 9,000 linear feet of existing 96-inch diameter pre-stressed concrete cylinder pipe.

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Water Authority Begins Three-year Project on Oldest Aqueduct

/in , /by /The Coast News Group Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

A three-year construction project on San Diego’s oldest aqueduct is underway, with the San Diego County Water Authority leading the $66 million effort to upgrade the infrastructure. Work on the project, known as the Southern First Aqueduct Facilities Improvement Project, is slated to run through summer 2026 and is intended to retrofit 99 structures connected to two water pipelines.

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After Pipes Burst in Atlanta, Many Residents Lose Water, Then Patience

/in , /by /The New York Timesby Rick Rojas

A series of water main breaks in Atlanta caused widespread disruption on Saturday, as outages and severely reduced water pressure forced some businesses to close and infuriated residents who criticized city officials for failing to provide timely updates.

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Major California Water Recycling Program Gets $99M Boost

/in , /by /E&E Newsby Jennifer Yachnin

The Biden administration on Tuesday announced it would invest $99 million in taxpayer funds to support the creation of the world’s largest water recycling center, a project aimed in part at easing California’s reliance on the drought-stricken Colorado River.

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Water Recycling Gets a Boost in Southern California With New Federal Funding

/in , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Ian James

The Biden administration has announced that Southern California’s plan to build the largest wastewater recycling plant in the nation will be supported by $99.2 million in federal funds, an investment that officials said represents a down payment toward making the region more resilient to the effects of climate change.

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U.S. Government Awards $520 Million to Revitalize Aging Water Delivery Systems

/in , , /by /Hydro Reviewby Elizabeth Ingram

Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior Laura Daniel-Davis announced more than $520 million from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to revitalize aging water delivery systems across the western U.S.

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California Officials Say Delta Tunnel Project is Worth the Costs and Risks

/in , , /by /Courthouse News Serviceby Natalie Hanson

State water officials say a controversial plan to build a tunnel to take water from the north end of California to its southern regions is worth the costs, risks and protests from environmental organizations.

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California’s Nuumu People Claim LA Stole Their Water, Now They’re Fighting for Its Return

/in , , /by /KQEDby Teresa Corsirilos

When Noah Williams was about a year old, his parents took him on a fateful drive through the endless desert sagebrush of the Owens Valley — which the Nüümü call Payahuunadü — in California’s Eastern Sierra. Noah was strapped into his car seat behind his mother, Teri Red Owl, and his father, Harry Williams, a Nüümü tribal elder with a sharp sense of humor who loved a teachable moment.

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California’s Reservoirs and Groundwater See a Boost Due to Back-to-back Wet Winters

/in , , /by /NBC San Diegoby Brooke Martell Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority

In a normal year, about 40% of California’s water supply is stored groundwater, and more than 80% of Californians use it, according to the California Department of Water Resources.

Groundwater is the water that is a buffer in the years the state is in drought. For the first time since 2019, the agency reports groundwater storage increased during the 2023 water year, which is great, but the state’s groundwater is still in deficit.

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