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Valley Water completes project to protect Milpitas residents and businesses from flooding

Later this month, Valley Water will be hosting an event to celebrate the completion of the Lower Penitencia Creek Improvements Project in Milpitas, one...

Valley Water votes to change water-use reduction rules

A water policy shift has come to Santa Clara County… At Santa Clara Valley Water District’s Thursday, April 13, board meeting, the board approved 7-0...

Valley Water updates ordinance to include ban on watering of commercial, industrial, and institutional lawns

Valley Water has amended its existing outdoor watering ordinance so as to include California’s recent state ban pertaining to the watering of decorative commercial,...

Santa Clara County urges water conservation measures among residents

Santa Clara County is heading into its third consecutive year of drought.  This year’s drought classification is “severe,” which means low reservoirs and the expectation...

Valley Water embarks on Anderson Dam project after years of unexpected delays

It started with a warning from state officials more than a decade ago that a major earthquake could cause the crest of Anderson Dam...

Valley Water declares water shortage, mandates 15% reduction in water usage

  As drought conditions worsen in Santa Clara County, the water district has declared a water shortage emergency and asks residents to conserve water.  Historically dry...

Milpitas plans for water system improvements as California’s droughts worsen

As California’s drought crisis intensifies year after year, Milpitas is projecting a 67 percent increase in water usage by 2040 as the city’s population...

Valley Water gathering public feedback on proposed expansion of Pacheco Reservoir

The first few months of this rainfall season were below average across California, with drought conditions evident statewide. Although the Golden State received a...

Valley Water works on Lower Penitencia Creek repairs

Since September 8, a crew from Valley Water has been working near the South Abel Street and Great Mall Parkway intersection to repair the...

Community Letter: How Valley Water is responding to COVID-19

Dear Neighbor, I hope you are staying healthy and safe. As our state moves into a new phase of the response and gradual reopening, Valley...

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