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2010

10/20/2025
Cal Water replaces a key water line in the Bear Gulch District using trenchless technology, which is more environmentally friendly and less disruptive. Hawaii Water replaces an aging wastewater treatment…

2011

10/20/2025
Cal Water completes work on the 4-million-gallon Harris Reservoir, an innovative engineering project that involves constructing a new tank inside of an existing tank to increase efficiency, reduce energy costs,…

2011

10/20/2025
Cal Water is named a Top Workplace in the Bay Area for the first time.

2012

10/20/2025
The National Association of Water Companies Innovation Awards recognizes Cal Water for its innovative automated phone notification system. The system, launched in 2011, contacts customers in mapped areas during emergencies.…

2014

10/20/2025
California state regulators establish a safety limit for hexavalent chromium, and Cal Water constructs treatment facilities. We put customer safety first and continue treatment while the safety limit is suspended…

2014

10/20/2025
The company articulates our purpose: “To improve the quality of life for customers, communities, stockholders, and employees,” and our promise to provide customers with “Quality. Service. Value.”

2014

10/20/2025
The company launches our college and trade school scholarship program for customers.

2015

10/20/2025
California experiences a historic drought, and Cal Water develops individualized water budgets for our more than 450,000 customers rather than taking a “one size fits all” approach.

2016

10/20/2025
Cal Water receives approval for our first-ever patent—a device that helps protect the environment, fish, and wildlife by preventing overflow of chlorinated water.

2016

10/20/2025
The company wins the JD Power Award for customer service and is named a Great Place to Work for the first time.

2016

10/20/2025
The Erskine Fire ravages Cal Water’s Kern River Valley District, and Cal Water crews work hard to keep water flowing. Our team is on the scene providing gift cards to…

2017

10/20/2025
Cal Water debuts joint emergency response training with first responders in Chico, Oroville, Guerneville, and Lucerne.