Annual Water Quality Reports Now Available
To help residents and businesses learn about their local water supply, Cal Water encourages its customers to visit and view their annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR). Customers can now find their 2022 CCRs, also known as water quality reports, plus obtain prior years’ reports on the Water Quality Reports page. The reports provide detailed information…
High-Capacity Helicopter Cistern to Help Fight Wildfires
To commemorate their partnership and shared commitment to protect life and property in one of southern California’s most fire-prone areas, Los Angeles County Fire Department (L.A. County Fire), Cal Water, and the City of Rancho Palos Verdes (City) today commissioned a new HeloPod™ firefighting dip source and cistern. As part of its annual Firefighter Grant…
Substance in Kern River, Drinking Water Not Affected
Water testing shows no detections in treated water supply, ongoing monitoring in place After an unknown substance was discovered in the Kern River, Kern County and Bakersfield officials, along with local water utilities that receive water from the river, have been working together to determine the cause, mitigate the issue, and confirm drinking water quality…
Cal Water & Bakersfield HOA Partnership
Lawn replacement project highlights HOA as a local water conservation leader Save Our Water, California’s statewide water conservation program, gathered alongside local leaders in Kern County today to highlight the Solera at Kern Canyon Homeowners Association’s (HOA) successful transformation of a thirsty grass area into a water-wise landscape. The event showcased the dedication of the…
2023 College Scholarship Program Winners
As part of its commitment to investing in the communities it serves, California Water Service Group (Group) has awarded $75,000 in scholarships to 12 students living in its California, Hawaii, New Mexico, and Washington service areas for the 2023–2024 academic year. Whether studying chemistry at Harvard or aerospace engineering at Stanford, eight out of 12…
Ranked Highest in the West by J.D. Power
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
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
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
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
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…