As a consumer of water here in the Santa Clarita Valley, I am acutely aware of water conservation issues. I attended the first community meeting [on the proposed CLWA-NCWD merger] last month and found that many speakers felt strongly that the idea of combining water agencies would be wrong for them. Newhall...

  The Castaic Lake Water Agency and Newhall County Water District will hold the second community forum on their proposed merger Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Santa Clarita City Hall, 23920 W. Valencia Blvd. The forum will focus on potential government processes required to create a new water district....

The California Department of Water Resources announced an agreement Tuesday with the Contra Costa Water District related to potential water quality impacts to its water supply in the event California WaterFix is built. Under the agreement, when California WaterFix becomes operational, the Department...

The Santa Clarita Valley Family of Water Suppliers are asking the community to limit outdoor water use during the first week of April. Scheduled repairs to the water outlet tower at Castaic Lake and maintenance and repair work on Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s Foothill Feeder...

The Santa Clarita Valley’s water agencies have scheduled their third Public Community Workshop on March 21 and are inviting the public to join in as they prepare the 2015 Urban Water Management Plan. In an effort to ensure all interested parties are fully informed and involved in this process,...

There’s an old journalist’s trick used by every reporter at one time or another to track down information from public agencies. It’s called a Public Records Act request. A public record request is a formal request for information based on the California Public Records Act, approved by the Legislature...

[Sacramento] – As winter storms slowly boost water supply, the Department of Water Resources has increased its water delivery estimate for most recipients from 10 percent of requests for the calendar year, as announced in December, to 15 percent. “Our modest increase underscores the fact that...

The Distinguished Budget Presentation Award was presented to the Castaic Lake Water Agency by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada for its FY 2015/16 Budget. To receive the award, the budget document must be rated “proficient” in all four categories that demonstrate...

Dan Masnada [KHTS] – About five months have passed since Dan Masnada announced his plans to retire from his position as general manager at the Castaic Lake Water Agency, and the board is “on the home stretch” in filling the position, he said. While Masnada confirmed the agency has selected...

[KHTS] – As the California drought continues, LARC Ranch is planning to bring water from the Castaic Lake Water Agency’s Santa Clarita Water Division for a reliable, long-term alternative to dried-up wells. LARC, the nonprofit operator of a community for disabled adults, will build a roughly...