Infrastructure Upgrade Begins in San Carlos
Posted January 14, 2026 Cal Water is breaking ground on a water infrastructure upgrade next week to enhance water supply reliability and fire protection in San Carlos. Cal Water crews will install 300 feet of new water main in the west side of the city to help deliver water to customers in the area known […]
Infrastructure Upgrade to Improve Chico Water Supply
Posted January 9, 2026 Cal Water began a new water infrastructure upgrade in central Chico this week, and in coming weeks, will continue installing treatment to meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2029 deadline to comply with a new National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). “This is going to […]
Improving Supply Reliability And Fire Protection in Selma
Posted December 29, 2025 Cal Water has completed work on two water infrastructure upgrades that will improve water supply reliability and fire protection for its customers in Selma. The recently completed projects included a tank coating, which extended the life of a one-million-gallon water storage tank in southern Selma, and replacing approximately 3,100 feet of […]
Interim Rate Adjustments Approved
Posted December 29, 2025 Cal Water has been authorized to implement interim rate adjustments for nearly all of its service areas, effective Jan. 1, 2026, as the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) continues its review of the utility’s 2024 General Rate Case (GRC) and Infrastructure Improvement Plan. The CPUC’s approval allows Cal Water to temporarily […]
Cal Water Grants $186,000 To Help First Responders
Posted December 22, 2025 To help fire departments in the utility’s local service areas better serve their communities, Cal Water has named the nine recipients of its seventh annual Firefighter Grant Program. These nine fire departments will share more than $186,000 to augment their rescue and emergency services. “As a trusted water provider, we work […]
Santa Delivers Presents and Meals to Monterey County
Posted December 22, 2025 Christmas arrived early at the Salinas Valley Fairgrounds on Thursday, with the arrival of a very special guest—Santa Claus. As part of an annual event organized by Monterey County Supervisor Chris Lopez and local water utility California Water Service, with support from other community organizations, Santa traded his reindeer for a […]
Closing out the final toy drive for 2025 | CHiPs For Kids
For the seventh year in a row, Cal Water teamed up with the California Highway Patrol to help buy toys for kids in the East LA community, donating $10,000 to the effort.
Acquisition of Palm Mutual Water Company Approved
Posted December 11, 2025 In another step toward providing safe, reliable water to Palm Mutual Water company (Palm Mutual) customers long-term, Cal Water has received California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approval of its pending acquisition of Palm Mutual. Cal Water is the largest subsidiary of California Water Service Group. Palm Mutual, located two miles from […]
Cal Water’s King City and Salinas districts provide $18,300 in food, donations this Thanksgiving
As part of California Water Service’s annual Operation Gobble, the utility teamed up with local legislators and nonprofits, including the Food Bank for Monterey County, to support thousands of Monterey County families in need with Thanksgiving meals and essential services.
Cal Water’s Operation Gobble distributes meal kits in Salinas
To help more families have a happy Thanksgiving in Salinas and King City, Cal Water’s Operation Gobble distributed 425 meal kits to over 20 local charities on Nov. 24 at the Food Bank for Monterey County in Salinas.