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. ...

The State Water Resources Control Board rescinded the water supply “stress test” requirements Wednesday, as well as remaining mandatory conservation standards for urban water suppliers while keeping in place the water use reporting requirements and prohibitions against wasteful practices. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The action by State Water Board Executive ...

Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, led several changes to Senate Bill 634, aimed at reshaping water distribution in Santa Clarita, to address questions about the process, officials said. Two local Governing Boards for water, the Newhall County Water District and the Castaic Lake Water Agency have expressed ardent support for Senate Bill 634, which would form a new water retailer ...

County planners are set to hold a hearing about the expansion of Chiquita Canyon Landfill on April 19 in Downtown Los Angeles. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The Chiquita Canyon hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. in Downtown L.A. with a remote location at the Stevenson Ranch Library for local residents ...

Congressman Steve Knight, R-Palmdale, spoke with KHTS AM-1220 about health care reform in Washington and his latest effort to stop Cemex. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Legislators hope the latest bill would make it impossible for any mining company to operate on the east side of the Santa Clarita Valley, regardless ...

Just ahead of Lancaster’s annual California Poppy Festival, the Santa Clarita Valley is already showing its colors. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. In a series of aerial photos by Marshall La Plante, the iconic California flowers can be seen forming a small field in the hills just off of Railroad Ave. ...

County planners set a March 1 date at West Ranch High School for the final hearing on Chiquita Canyon landfill officials’ application to increase operations in Castaic. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The hearing represents the culmination of years of discussion and debate regarding the Waste Connections’ request to pick up ...

The state’s water agency reported a slight decrease in water savings for this past quarter compared to the previous year. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The news comes on the heels of a report noting the sierra’s snowpack is a little more than half its seasonal average. The State Water Resources ...

A potential new public water district for the Santa Clarita Valley would save approximately $1.6 million annually and nearly $14 million in its first 10 years, according to a new study released by the Newhall County Water District and Castaic Lake Water Agency this week. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The ...

 Los Angeles County officials approved more than $2.5 million in park improvements for Santa Clarita Valley parks and facilities Tuesday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The county approved about $1 million in improvements to the Castaic Lake area, and another $1.5 million in grants to support the Via Princess Park Development ...