4th Straight Month of Water Savings
Posted September 30, 2022 For the fourth month in a row, Cal Water customers reduced their water use, with half of the utility’s districts surpassing 15% in reductions in August. Company-wide, Cal Water reduced water use by 12.3% last month compared to August 2020. All of Cal Water’s districts achieved savings this August, showing that […]
Central Bakersfield infrastructure project
Posted September 1, 2022 Our Bakersfield District will start an infrastructure improvement project to strengthen water system reliability and fire protection in central Bakersfield on September 5. Our crews will replace nearly a mile of water pipes, nine hydrants, and 75 customer service connections. The original water main was installed in the 1940s and is […]
Cal Water Applauds Passage of Important Water Conservation Bill SB 1469 (Bradford/Becker)
Broad coalition of labor, environmental, business, consumer, and water groups urge Governor Newsom to sign the bill. California Water Service (Cal Water) today applauded passage of SB 1469 (Sens. Bradford, Becker), which would make permanent a proven program that has encouraged California water customers to reduce their water use and helped keep water bills low […]
Tank Coating Project to Start in Redondo Beach
Posted August 19, 2022 Our Rancho Dominguez District will start a water infrastructure improvement project in Redondo Beach on Monday, which will improve water supply reliability. The work includes tank improvements to enhance employee safety, followed by an interior and exterior coating project, on the 1-million-gallon water storage tank at our station located at Pearl […]
Establishing a statewide low-income assistance program for water bills makes sense. Yes on SB 222.
SB 222 would establish a state Water Rate Assistance Program to provide water affordability assistance for both drinking and wastewater services to low-income ratepayers experiencing economic hardships, according to Shannon Dean in the Bakersfield Californian.
For water conservation, lawmakers should okay ‘decoupling’
SB 1469 offers water providers a powerful tool to help encourage customers to save water and fight the drought, according to Roberto Barragan in Capitol Weekly.
Cal Water Awards Willows Fire Department $25,000 for New Equipment
Willows Fire Department received a $25,000 grant from California Water Service Group to replacing aging equipment, as reported by KNVN-TV24 (NBC Chico).
Visalia student takes home grand-prize scholarship
Megan Shin received a $10,000 scholarship from California Water Service Group for academic achievement and community service, as reported by Exeter Sun-Gazette News.
$4 Million in Funding for ELA PFOS, PFOA Removal
Posted August 2, 2022 Grant Reduces Costs of Treatment for Customers Cal Water has secured a $4.23 million grant from the Water Replenishment District (WRD) to fund expenditures for treatment equipment that removes perfluoroctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluoroctanoic acid (PFOA) from groundwater in Cal Water’s East Los Angeles District. The treatment plant went online in […]
2022 Firefighter Grant Program Opens
Fire Departments in Utility’s Service Areas Encouraged to Apply for Life-Saving Project, Equipment Funding Further demonstrating its ongoing commitment to local fire departments and first responders, Cal Water today opened its fourth annual Firefighter Grant Program. Professional or volunteer uniformed fire departments serving any portion of Cal Water’s service areas are invited to apply for […]