While Californians continue to conserve water, the State Water Resources Control Board reported monthly water conservation declined 17.7 percent in August for California’s urban residents. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. This year’s percentage is down from the 27 percent recorded last August, and officials are concerned that some water suppliers are ...

With the drought restrictions now lifted, Valencia Water Co. leaders are asking Santa Clarita Valley water rate payers to pay the cost of conservation due to the California drought with a rate hike they claim is temporary. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The current proposal would result in a temporary increase ...

California oil companies upset with California’s Cap and Trade Program plan to reveal its hidden costs to consumers, according to news release by Assemblyman Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. California Independent Oil Marketers Association, or CIOMA, officials report they’ll be disclosing the costs of California’s Cap and Trade ...

 Southern California faces heat advisory warnings and uncomfortably high temperatures. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. L.A. County Fire Department officials are advising residents “stay indoors as much as possible and limit exposure to the sun,” due to a head advisory Tuesday.    With a heat index above 100 degrees through Wednesday, ...

Water officials are looking at lifting water restrictions, if the new conservation plan is approved by state officials next week, officials said Tuesday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The Santa Clarita Water Agency and other retail companies throughout the valley are submitting information to the State Water Resource Control board June ...

Valencia Water Company officials proposed rate modifications and a general increase in rates for water service recently, prompting protests from residents in light of ongoing conservation efforts. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. “We have received verbal and written protests,” confirmed Ken Petersen, general manager for Valencia Water Company. The revenue adjustment ...

The yard watering schedule in Santa Clarita is set to remain the same during the spring season, local water agency officials said Wednesday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. While much of northern California has seen near-normal rainfall this season, the southern half of the state hasn’t been so lucky, according to ...

Newhall County Water District (NCWD) customers are continuing to exceed water conservation requirements, and have reduced water usage by 32.6 percent in March 2016 compared to 2013, NCWD officials announced Friday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Not only does this figure exceed the 25 percent reduction target compared to 2013 water ...

Assemblyman Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, presented a measure on Tuesday to allow the public to provide comments on the CEMEX Mega-Mine project through a protest period run at the State Water Resources Control Board water permit application process. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Assembly Bill 1986 was heard and passed 12-2 in the ...

The Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District has released its final environmental impact report for the chloride compliance plan to possibly truck brine out of the community to a water treatment plant in Carson. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The 1,469-page document is available to the public and is expected to be ...