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1970

10/20/2025
Cal Water acquires Palos Verdes Water Company, expanding service in Southern California.

1971

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The company freezes wages and prices for 90 days in response to an order from the President of the United States, Richard Nixon, issued in response to rising inflation and…

1973

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The 1973 energy crisis, triggered by an oil embargo, acutely strains the U.S. economy. Cal Water adapts by conserving fuel and power in cooperation with government programs.

1973

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Secretariat, one of founder Christopher Chenery’s thoroughbred racehorses, wins the Triple Crown, becoming the horse of the year.

1974

10/20/2025
Cal Water continues our commitment to delivering safe, clean water, beginning the two-year construction of filtration plants to treat surface water (water that is open to the environment) in our…

1977

10/20/2025
California experiences a severe, two-year drought, which for the first time in history necessitates the curtailing of deliveries of supplemental water supplies. Cal Water’s effective and targeted water conservation efforts…