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Cal Water has completed construction of a treatment plant to eliminate perfluoroctanesulfonic acid, commonly known as PFOS, at a well in its station on Feather River Boulevard in Oroville, Calif. The new treatment facility enables the utility to return the well—which has been offline—to service, increasing water supplies and reliability while ensuring Oroville District customers…

Utility Hosting Online Public Meetings to Educate Customers on New Drought Measures, Conservation Programs In light of worsening drought conditions and Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent Executive Order, Cal Water requested on Friday, April 22, 2022, to move into Stage 2 of its Water Shortage Contingency Plan in its Chico, Marysville, Oroville, Stockton, and Willows Districts…

Tiffany Rachal’s fourth-grade students at Bonita Street Elementary STEAM Academy in Carson, Calif., were announced as the 2022 Cal Water H2O Challenge grand-prize winners today at a school-wide surprise assembly. Their project, “Mission: Make Our Oceans Blue Again,” earned them first place in the eighth annual competition. The grand prize includes a $3,500 classroom grant,…

Cal Water has announced that classes from Sierra View Elementary (Chico), Little Chico Creek Elementary (Chico), Oak Knoll Elementary (Menlo Park), and Parkview Elementary (Chico) took the runner-up spots in the eighth annual Cal Water H2O Challenge classroom competition. The Cal Water H2O Challenge (challenge.calwater.com) is a collaboration between California Water Service (Cal Water), the…

Voight Takes Reins from Jack Caldwell, Retiring Longtime Manager Cal Water has selected Benjamin (Ben) Voight to lead its Dixon and Travis Air Force Base districts as the new Local Manager. Jack Caldwell, who served as the Dixon Local Manager from 2005 to 2020 and Travis Air Force Base Local Manager since 2020, is set…

As part of its drought management and response plan, Cal Water officially enters Stage 2 of its Water Shortage Contingency Plan today in its Bayshore (which includes the Mid-Peninsula and South San Francisco systems), Bear Gulch, East Los Angeles, Rancho Dominguez (which includes the Dominguez, Hermosa-Redondo, and Palos Verdes systems), and Westlake Districts. Stage 2…

Following the expansion of its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) program last year, California Water Service Group today released its annual ESG Report detailing the company’s commitments and performance in 2021 across its subsidiaries. The report, titled “Enhancing the Quality of Life: Today & Tomorrow,” highlights both ongoing efforts and significant achievements made during the…

Cal Water’s Redwood Valley District started construction on an important water infrastructure upgrade in Dillon Beach today that will strengthen reliability and resiliency for local customers and improve fire protection capabilities for first responders. The project, which is expected to be completed by June, includes the installation of 1,500 feet of new 6-inch PVC water…

Work is underway by our Rancho Dominguez District in Carson, Calif. to upgrade the local water system. Cal Water is replacing 6,000 feet of aging 6-inch pipes with 6- and 8-inch PVC pipes. Construction, which began last week, is taking place from: 1500 to 1800 blocks of E. Gladwick Street 1500 to 1800 blocks of…

Cal Water, the largest water utility regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission, released a new study today demonstrating that its water conservation efforts from 2008 to 2019 significantly lowered water use, which decreased operating costs and in turn reduced customer bills by as much as 20 percent from what they would have been without…