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New Board Member Fills Vacant Seat At SCV Water

This week, the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency’s (SCV Water) Board of Directors released a statement announcing that a new member for Division 3 was appointed. On Wednesday, a statement announcing the appointment of a new member was made by the Board of Directors at SCV Water. “The SCV Water Board of Directors has appointed Maria Gutzeit to fill a ...

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SCV Water Chooses To Begin Appointment Process For Interim Board Member After Former Water Board Member Sentenced To 3 Years Probation

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The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency Board decided to appoint an interim board member during their Tuesday night meeting, after the conviction and sentencing of vice president Dan Mortensen for domestic assault.  On Tuesday, members of the SCV Water Agency announced that they would appoint someone to hold the vacant board seat of Mortensen after an hour of debate in ...

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Dante Acosta Resigns From SCV Water Board

Former State Assemblyman Dante Acosta has resigned from his role as a director on the board of the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency after eight months to pursue a new career in Texas. Acosta, who has previously served as both a Santa Clarita City Council member and a state assemblyman for the CA-38 district, says he has resigned from the ...

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SCV Water Board Postpones Dante Acosta Nomination, Discusses Merging Water District

The SCV Water Board postponed the nomination of Dante Acosta for the Castaic/Val Verde area Tuesday, after over two hours of heated debate. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The former assemblyman was nominated by Supervisor Kathryn Barger, who represents Santa Clarita as part of the Fifth District, to serve a four-year ...

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Santa Clarita Residents Voice Concerns Over Dante Acosta Nomination To SCV Water Board

Dozens of Santa Clarita residents have spoken out this week against the nomination of former Assemblymember Dante Acosta to the SCV Water Board of Directors.   Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The SCV Water board is set to vote on the nomination by Supervisor Kathryn Barger, who proposed Acosta as the ...

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California Sets New Rules For Mercury Levels In Water

Santa Clarita Valley Water District Bill Passes Appropriation Committee, Heads To Assembly Floor

The State Water Resources Control Board adopted rules Tuesday to protect people and wildlife consuming fish from freshwater streams, lakes and rivers in California that contain mercury – a potent neurotoxin. The new regulations would protect Californians that rely on fish as a source of food such as Native Americans and other non-tribal subsistence fishers, according to Water Board officials. ...

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Water Board Notes Role Of Climate Change In Conservation Report

State water officials noted Wednesday an increase in year-over-year savings for water use due to a few different factors. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The State Water Resources Control Board today announced that urban Californians’ monthly water conservation was 20.5 percent in January, an increase from the 17.2 percent savings in ...

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Santa Clarita Valley Water Officials Vote To Merge Agencies

Castaic Lake Water Agency officials document the Castaic Lake reservoir's water level throughout the year, but officials are reporting the lake's level has dropped significantly in the past couple months.

Santa Clarita Valley water officials approved a historic merger Tuesday, with a 14-1 vote to combine the Newhall County Water District with the Castaic Lake Water Agency. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Water officials said the deal has been structured with “enterprise accounting” to protect Newhall ratepayers from being negatively affected ...

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Water Merger Sparks Recall Effort For Newhall County Board

Two Newhall County Water District board members are now facing a recall effort, apparently a retaliatory move due to the water district’s recent merger discussion with the Castaic Lake Water Agency

Two Newhall County Water District board members are now facing a recall effort, apparently a retaliatory move due to the district’s recent merger discussion with the Castaic Lake Water Agency. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. NCWD board members Maria Gutzeit and Dan Mortensen were listed on the top of the recall ...

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Castaic Lake Water Agency Announces Candidates For Governing Board

Steven Brooks, Stephen Daniels and Stacy Fortner have officially filed for candidacy for the Castaic Lake Water Agency’s upcoming November governing board election, according to CLWA officials. Brooks is scheduled to run against incumbent Ed Colley to represent division one, Daniels will challenge incumbent Robert DiPrimio to represent division two and Fortner is expected to run against incumbents Gary Martin and Tom Campbell for a seat as a member at large, according to the county officials. During the 2012 election, no incumbents were challenged, according to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder's Office. The deadline to file was Aug. 8.

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