Press Releases

• May 12, 2023 - SCV Water Wins Prestigious Clair A. Hill Award for Valley Center Well PFAS Treatment Facility
• Sept. 29, 2021 - New Lab Equipment Keeps SCV Water's PFAS Testing In-House
• June 17, 2021 - SCV Water Receives Top Honors for PFAS Water Treatment Project
• December 21, 2020 Progress Continues on SCV Water Treatment Facilities
• November 24, 2020 SCV Water Honored for PFAS Outreach
• October 28, 2020 SCV Water Files Lawsuit to Fight PFAS Contamination
• October 5, 2020 SCV Water Celebrates Completion of PFAS Treatment Facility
• September 28, 2020 SCV Water Invites Community to Virtual Ribbon Cutting for New PFAS Treatment Facility
• August 8, 2020 SCV Water Receives CAPIO Award for PFAS Outreach
• March 13, 2020 SCV Water Proactively Removes Wells from Service/PFAS Treatment Facility on Track
• February 10, 2020 State Lowers Response Levels for PFAS | SCV Water Takes Additional Actions to Protect Public Health
• February 4, 2020 Construction Kicks Off on SCV Water Treatment Facility
• January 8, 2020 SCV Water’s November Quarterly Well Sampling Detects PFAS in an Additional Well
• October 2, 2019 SCV Water’s Quarterly Well Sampling Detects PFAS in Wells
• August 23, 2019 SCV Water Responds to the California Division of Drinking Water’s Decision to Lower the Notification Level for PFAS Chemicals
• July 12, 2019 SCV Water Proactively Moves Forward with Testing Water Treatment Technologies to Remove PFAS
• June 6, 2019 PFAS detected in 8 SCV Wells

Newsletters & Fact Sheets

• Water Currents Special Edition: PFAS Updates – January 8, 2021
• Water Currents Special Edition: PFAS Update – December 11, 2019

 

• Fact Sheet – May 2024
• Fact Sheet - Is Our Tap Water Okay to Drink? SCV Water's Response to the EWG Report - May 9, 2019

Awards and News

SCV Water’s PFAS Response has garnered recognition for its proactive approach to testing, technology and transparency to restoring groundwater quality to the Santa Clarita Valley.

Awards

• Association of California Water Agencies - May 11, 2023 - ACWA Honors SCV Water for Innovative PFAS Water Treatment Project
• American Public Works Association - High Desert Branch - Best Environmental Project for PFAS Water Treatment
• Public Relations Society of America – Los Angeles Chapter – PRism Award for Community Outreach
• California Association of Public Information Officials – EPIC Award of Distinction for Community Outreach

Features

• ACWA | Case Study - SCV Water Leads Way on PFAS Response (June 23, 2023)
• Bloomberg Law - Drought Exposes 'Canary in this Coal Mine' of PFAS in Well Water (Jan. 31, 2022)
• California Water - SCV Water Tackles PFAS Contamination
• ACWA - New Lab Equipment Keeps SCV Water's PFAS Testing In-House
• Kennedy Jenks - K.J.'s PFAS Treatment Success at Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency Raises the Bar for PFAS Mitigation
• Klir - How to Prepare for PFAS (& Avoid a P.R. Distaster)
• American Infrastructure Magazine – SCV Protecting Precious Resources in Record Time
• Purolite – Case Study: Removal of PFAS Contamination in SCV Water’s Supply
• Klir - Acting Fast on PFAS: Now is the Time

In the News

• The Signal - SCV Water Votes to Stay in PFAS Lawsuit, December 6, 2023
• The Signal - SCV Water to Discuss Lawsuit Over Contaminants - November 27, 2023
• The Signal - SCV Water Introduces New Facility to Restore Contaminated Groundwater - November 10, 2022
• The Signal - SCV Water Files Lawsuit Over Water Contamination - October 29, 2020
• The Signal - SCV Water Celebrates New Water Treatment Plant - October 6, 2020
• The Signal - SCV Water Looks at Reservoirs Due to Winter, Chemical Concerns - February 12, 2020
• The Signal - SCV Water Releases Report on Wells - January 9, 2020
• The Signal - SCV Water Addresses Chemical Concerns - December 18, 2019
• The Signal - Local Water Officials Tackling Emerging National Problem - October 2, 2019
• The Signal - Water Treatment Facility to be Built Next to Baseball Park - September 30, 2019
• The Signal - SCV Water Agency Poised to Notify County, City About Suspected Carcinogen - September 27, 2019
• The Signal - State Tightens Contamination Levels; SCV Water Sets Up Testing - August 23, 2019
• The Signal - SCV Water Shuts Down Well After Testing for Suspected Carcinogen - June 5, 2019