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Ranked Highest in the West by J.D. Power

J.D. Power award for highest customer satisfaction among residential large water services in the west, 2023, presented to California Water Service

Cal Water has been ranked highest in overall customer satisfaction among large water utilities in the western United States, in the J.D. Power 2023 Water Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction StudySM. The results, which recognize the top-ranking large utility and midsize utility in four U.S. regions, were based on survey responses collected from residential water utility…

Transforming a City Hall into Drought-Tolerant Model

Rolling Hills Estates dedication

To be an example for the Palos Verdes Peninsula, the City of Rolling Hills Estates and Cal Water have partnered to convert City Hall’s landscaping from thirsty greenery to a beautiful, drought-tolerant garden. Rolling Hills Estates, Cal Water, and the state’s Save Our Water campaign came together this morning to dedicate the new garden and…

Water Awareness Festival set for May 25 in Selma

Cal Water employees at event in Selma.

This Water Awareness Month, Cal Water will host a free community festival on Thursday, May 25, in Selma, to help customers and their families learn about their water and celebrate the work that has made Selma one of the utility’s top 10 water-saving districts in the state. Attendees will also learn, amid these times of…

Back to Stage 1 of Water Shortage Contingency Plan

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Some Water Restrictions Remain Amid Easing of Drought Conditions Cal Water submitted a filing today with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to rescind Stage 2 of its Water Shortage Contingency Plan because of improved drought conditions and increased water supply throughout its districts. Stage 1 becomes effective immediately but remains subject to a 30-day…

2022 Environmental, Social, and Governance Report

Employee walking up stairs on water tank

Company Reports on Progress Made Year Over Year As part of its efforts to continue expanding and improving its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) program, California Water Service Group today released its annual ESG Report and ESG Analyst Download. The 2022 report details progress made across Group’s subsidiaries last year on their relevant ESG focus…

Committed to Setting Emission Reduction Targets

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California Water Service Group announced today that it will set absolute, science-based Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets by the end of the third quarter of 2024, which builds upon the Company’s prior commitment to set intensity targets for energy- or GHG-intensity of water produced and/or delivered to customers by…

Infrastructure Upgrades in Stockton

Stockton construction

Cal Water is undertaking several water infrastructure upgrades that will improve water supply reliability and fire protection throughout Stockton. The projects include installation of more than 15,000 feet of new water main. Residents may have noticed work in the following locations: Charter Way/Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, from Center Street to California Street Country Club…

Cal Water Honored for Corporate Social Responsibility

Receiving the LABJ award

For the utility’s efforts to enhance the quality of life in its Los Angeles County communities, the Los Angeles Business Journal honored Cal Water with the Outstanding Social Responsibility Award at its 2023 Nonprofit & Corporate Citizenship Awards. The awards program recognizes the nonprofit community’s work along with the individuals and businesses that support them.…

Infrastructure Upgrade Begins in Downtown Livermore

Livermore construction photos

Cal Water began work this week on a water infrastructure upgrade that will improve water supply reliability and fire protection in downtown Livermore. The project will include installation of about 800 feet of new water main and the replacement of individual service lines to connect customers to the new main. It is projected to be…

2023 H2O Challenge Winners Announced

Cal Water H2O Challenge

First Through Fifth Places Awarded in Annual Classroom Competition, Heidi Ballard’s Fifth-Grade Class at Bonita Street STEAM Academy Wins Grand Prize Cal Water has announced that classes from Bonita Street STEAM Academy (Carson, Calif.), Sierra View Elementary (Chico, Calif.), and Little Chico Creek Elementary (Chico, Calif.) won the top five spots in the ninth annual…