On February 16, 2024, South Mesa Water Company hosted our ceremonial groundbreaking event celebrating the approval of a $10.2 million grant from the State Water Resources Control Board.

About 100 people gathered in Calimesa that Friday afternoon to hear from speakers David Dutchover from South Mesa Water Company, Mickey Valdivia from San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency, Lance Eckhart from San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency, Lisa Yamashita-Lopez from CalMutuals, Heather Dyer from San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District, Riverside County Supervisor Yxstian Gutierrez and State Water Resources Control Board Member Nichole Morgan.

We are grateful to the State Water Board for granting us the funds to provide clean water to the Hillcrest Mobile Home Park and look forward to doing our part in building a regional recharge basin alongside San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency and San Bernardino Municipal Water District. The grant is being used to replace 24,000 feet of pipeline along County Line Road, drill a new well in Calimesa and to take over service to the Hillcrest Mobile Home Park which struggles with nitrate contamination in their water.

Please enjoy photos from the event here.