Ali Elhassan will assume the position at the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency beginning Nov. 7, bringing over 20 years of local and nationwide experience. On Thursday, SCV Water announced the appointment of Ali Elhassan as the new Director of Water Resources beginning Nov. 7 according to a statement from SCV Water Public Affairs Specialist, Laura Gallegos. “At a time ...

The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency (SCV Water) Public Outreach and Legislation Committee is set to hold an in-person meeting next week. Though the meeting is in person, the public may participate either by phone or virtually through Zoom Webinar. See the information sheet attached to the agenda for further information. For your convenience, listed below is the login/dial-in information ...

The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency, (SCV Water) is set to host a Bridgeport Community Listening Session for the community to attend and learn more about a planned groundwater treatment facility, its impacts and provide input during the early design and planning phase later this month. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 31 at Bridgeport Elementary School’s Multi-purpose Room, ...

Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, released the following statement Tuesday after the House passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022 last week.  In addition to authorizing major water projects nationwide, the bill included a provision to allow the Santa Clarita Valley to compete for up to $100 million in funding for critical water and wastewater infrastructure projects, according ...

SCV Water’s 2022 Annual Consumer Confidence Report is now available.  This year’s report, in partnership with Los Angeles County Water Works District #36, shows that water provided by the Agency to customers continues to meet or surpass rigorous state and federal drinking water compliance standards during 2021. “This past year challenged our water supplies. As statewide drought conditions persisted, our ...

The Santa Clarita Valley (SCV) Sanitation District announced Monday that the three remaining legal challenges to the agency’s state-mandated Chloride Compliance Project and recycled water program have been resolved. This development is expected to save Santa Clarita ratepayers from additional legal costs and enables the Chloride Compliance Project to be completed, according to officials. The plaintiff in the litigation was ...

The Board of the Santa Clarita Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SCV-GSA) unanimously approved a long-term plan for protecting the local basin, culminating nearly five years of scientific study and extensive public input.  The Board of Directors supported the Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) for the Santa Clara River Valley East Subbasin following a virtual public hearing on Jan. 3, 2022, according ...

SCV Water is asking customers to limit their outdoor water use next week, January 3-12, in preparation for annual maintenance on facilities at Castaic Lake. During the maintenance, the Santa Clarita Valley will rely exclusively on local groundwater sources and treated imported water stored at reservoirs throughout the Valley, SCV Water officials said. Ahead of the shutdown, SCV Water will ...

The Santa Clarita Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SCV-GSA) Board is expected to adopt the long-term water resource management strategy at their next meeting in January. A virtual public hearing is scheduled for Monday, January 3, 2022, on the final Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) to protect the Santa Clara River Valley East Subbasin, a vital resource for Santa Clarita Valley’s residents, ...

In response to persistent, exceptional drought conditions throughout the Santa Clarita Valley and the state, SCV Water activated Stage one of its Water Shortage Contingency Plan and Water Conservation and Water Supply Shortage Ordinance this week.   Stage one establishes a framework to prohibit common, but easy to correct, water waste practices, according to officials.  These activities are set to convert ...