The Rancho California Water District awarded a construction contract to drill and construct two wells associated with the Upper Valle de Los Caballos recharge and recovery facility.A 7-0 RCWD board vote Jan. 12 awarded Southwest Pump & Drilling the contract for the Coachella company’s bid amount of $1,361,399. The operation and minor alteration of existing facilities and mechanical equipment along with an expansion of existing use already covered in previous environmental documentation made the well construction categorically exempt from further California Environmental Quality Act review.The Upper Valle de Los Caballos recharge and recovery facility is located in the 42100 block of Winchester Road. Well No. 172 is the first in a series of four new production wells planned as
