In an effort to recognize a tragedy that killed hundreds in Santa Clarita, Congressman Steve Knight’s Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act passed a committee in Congress with unanimous support. The bill by Knight, R-Palmdale, and Julia Brownley, D-Ventura County, also known as, H.R. 2156, passed the House Natural Resources Committee on Tuesday. Don’t miss a thing. Get ...
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SCV Water Officials Eyeing Oroville Dam Crisis (Video)
A Santa Clarita Valley water official discusses whether local residents should be concerned about the Oroville Dam situation, since about half the SCV’s water is imported. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The potential for a dam’s spillways to fail and flood prompted officials to order evacuations for tens of thousands of ...
Read More »Bill Introduced To Increase Water Storage Capacity
Rep. Steve Knight, R-Palmdale, is cosponsoring a bill introduced by Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford, that would improve California’s water storage infrastructure. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. H.R. 2749 – the Dam Authorization, Maintenance, and Safety (DAMS) Act – would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to repair or modify aging dams and ...
Read More »Seismologist Reports 3.1 Earthquake North Of Castaic Lake
United States Geologic Survey officials reported Tuesday night a magnitude 3.1 earthquake about 6 miles north of Castaic. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. The “minor earthquake” was reported at 10:27 p.m. “10 km north of Castaic Lake dam.” The hypocentral depth is 1 mile, according to officials. The screenshot below, courtesy of earthquaketrack.com, shows recent ...
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