King City infrastructure improvement project
Cal Water recently completed a complex infrastructure improvement project in our King City District. The project included the installation of about 400 feet of new 12-inch water main and a check valve and vault on San Antonio Road to improve water supply reliability and fire protection in the area. This project had the unique challenge…
Infrastructure Upgrade in Chico Begins
Cal Water has begun work on a water infrastructure upgrade that will improve water supply reliability and fire protection in North Central Chico. The project, which will include installation of about 6,000 feet of new 8-inch water main along East Avenue, will be completed ahead of the City of Chico Road Rehabilitation Project to lessen…
Salinas Infrastructure Improvement Project Completed
Cal Water recently completed an infrastructure improvement project in our Salinas District. The project included the installation of 560 feet of new 6-inch PVC water pipe, and replacement of 10 individual customer service lines and one fire hydrant on Coronado Avenue, between Wilson and Santa Barbara streets, in western Salinas. This improves water supply reliability…
1,000 feet of New Water Main Installed in Chico
Cal Water completed the final tie-in on an infrastructure improvement project in our Chico District on Wednesday. The project, which began Dec. 12, 2022, saw the installation of about 1,000 feet of new 8- and 6-inch water main on East 3rd Street, between Wall and Orient streets, and on Flume Street, between East 3rd and…
Infrastructure improvement project coming in Torrance
On Monday, our Rancho Dominguez District will start an infrastructure upgrade to improve water supply reliability and fire protection in northeast Torrance. Crews will install 1,700 feet of new 8-inch and 6-inch water main to replace smaller, aging pipes. Work will take place Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.: From the 21300…
Acquisition of King’s Mountain Water System Approved
Cal Water received approval from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to acquire the water system assets of King’s Mountain Park Mutual Water Company (King’s Mountain). The King’s Mountain system, which is adjacent to Cal Water’s Bear Gulch District, currently serves 23 residential connections near Skyline Boulevard in the Bay Area. Because residents must voluntarily…
Selma Customers Converted to Metered Service
As the state experiences a worsening drought, Cal Water has installed the last of 217 water meters, converting all flat-rate customer accounts in Selma to metered accounts to aid conservation efforts. State law requires all water providers to convert flat-rate water customers to metered services by 2025, but with support of the California Public Utilities…
Central Bakersfield infrastructure project
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 becoming unreliable. Installation will…
Tank Coating Project to Start in Redondo Beach
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 Street and South Lucia…
Cal Water starts infrastructure upgrade in Carson
Yesterday, our Rancho Dominguez District started an infrastructure upgrade to improve water supply reliability and fire protection in north Carson. Crews will install 1,900 feet of new 8-inch and 6-inch water main to replace smaller, aging pipes. Work will take place Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. along the: 21300 to 21400…