Ukiah Valley Water Authority pushes forward with district integration
The Ukiah Valley Water Authority (UVWA) is gearing up for its launch on January 1, 2025. The launch will bring together water districts across the region under one streamlined system. The October 1, 2024, meeting of the UVWA Executive Committee outlined efforts to prepare. Jared Walker, General Manager of Redwood Valley, Millview, and Willow County Water Districts, and Sean White, Water Manager for the City of Ukiah arrived at the meeting after spending a day in triple-digit temperatures with engineers from Carollo Engineering. They toured over 20 sites in the Millview and Willow County Water District. They planned to spend the following day touring water infrastructure in Calpella, Redwood Valley, and Ukiah. … The consolidated service of the new Ukiah Valley Water Authority is expected to begin on January 1, 2025. Willow County Water District announced its intention to sign onto the Joint Powers Authority and join the UVWA.