Infrastructure Updates

Infrastructure and PFAS Treatment Upgrades in Bakersfield

Cal Water has begun construction to install treatment on a Bakersfield well to meet the state’s new water quality standard for certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Construction is scheduled to be completed in February 2025, well in advance of the five-year deadline that utilities were given by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in April…

Construction work in East Los Angeles

Water Infrastructure Upgrade in East Los Angeles

Cal Water has started a water infrastructure upgrade that will improve water supply reliability and fire protection in East Los Angeles. The project, which is currently underway, includes installation of approximately 2,500 feet of new 12-inch water main on Union Pacific from Eastern Avenue to Record Avenue. This upgrade will allow Cal Water to meet…

Water tank in King City

King City Infrastructure Upgrade Begins

Cal Water began work today, Wednesday, Sept. 25, on a new water infrastructure upgrade that will improve water supply reliability for residents and businesses in northeast King City. Cal Water crews are installing a new 500-gallon pressure tank that will protect the system from pressure surges and reduce the potential for leaks in the distribution…

Three workers at Salinas construction site

Infrastructure Upgrades Underway in Salinas

Cal Water is working on major infrastructure upgrades, with more planned in coming months and years, to the water system that provides safe, clean, reliable drinking water to about 126,620 people in Salinas. The utility hosted media at a few of its project sites today to provide a more in-depth view. Currently, construction of a…

Cal Water Begins Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Salinas

Cal Water is scheduled to break ground as soon as next month on two water infrastructure upgrades that will improve water supply reliability and fire protection in Salinas. Crews will construct two new groundwater wells—the first of their kind in the region in more than a decade—to help increase water supply and system reliability for…

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Cal Water Completes Water Infrastructure Upgrades in Marysville

Cal Water recently completed a water infrastructure upgrade that will improve water supply reliability and fire protection to residents and businesses in Marysville. During the modernization, Cal Water installed 1,617 feet of new water main on A Street, between 2nd and 4th, in the south side of the city. “Infrastructure improvements like this help Cal…

Construction in Visalia

Infrastructure Upgrades Underway in Visalia

Cal Water is working on major infrastructure upgrades, with more planned in coming months and years, to the water system that provides safe, clean, reliable drinking water to about 145,000 people in Visalia. The utility hosted media at a few of its project sites today to provide a more in-depth view. Currently, construction of a…

Water plant in Selma

Efforts to Eliminate TCP in Selma Drinking Water

Cal Water has completed work on a water infrastructure improvement project, upgrading and improving water quality and water supply reliability for its Selma District customers. The district recently completed construction to install TCP treatment on an offline well to meet the state’s water quality standard at its station on South Leonard Avenue. The installation allows…

Construction with backhoe in South San Francisco

Infrastructure Upgrades Begin in South San Francisco

Cal Water has started water infrastructure upgrades that will improve water supply reliability and fire protection in South San Francisco. The projects include installation of more than 11,975 linear feet of new 8- and 6-inch water main, along with the replacement of 18 fire hydrants and the installation of two new hydrants. “Infrastructure improvements like…

Infrastructure Upgrade Begins in Chico

On Monday, June 24, Cal Water is scheduled to begin work on a water infrastructure upgrade that will improve water supply reliability and fire protection in central Chico. The project will include installation of more than 2,000 feet of new 12- and 8-inch water main. “Infrastructure improvements like this help Cal Water maintains a reliable…