Newhall County Water District officials have filed a lawsuit against the Castaic Lake Water Agency over its proposed rate structure

Press Release | SCV News

At the Feb. 27  Castaic Lake Water Agency regular Board meeting, Director Gary Martin was sworn in and took his seat as Director and Member at Large for the Castaic Lake Water Agency filling the vacated appointed seat left by the Valencia Water Co. This position will be a subject to public election in the November 2014 election.

The Castaic Lake Water Agency (CLWA) and the Santa Clarita Family of Water Suppliers are offering rebates of up to $80 to property owners who install high-efficiency toilets in homes and buildings built prior to 1993.

Citing state law and a recent complaint by the Santa Clarita Organization for Planning and the Environment (SCOPE), an administrative judge for the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) said the Castaic Lake Water Agency (CLWA) must ask permission for a recent utility sale, according to a ruling Thursday.

The ruling said the Castaic Lake Water Agency’s purchase of Valencia Water Co.(VWC), could be put on hold until the CLWA seeks the proper approval from the CPUC, which commission officials said has yet to be sought or granted, in the ruling.