Spring cleaning made easy: Dispose of your household hazardous-waste for free
Update: An earlier version of this news release said there will be an event Saturday, April 5 at Lake Elsinore Permanent HHW Collection Facility located...
Free compost classes and services offered by County Waste Department
The Riverside County Department of Waste Resources has several upcoming ways for residents to learn about composting.On Saturday, April 5, the Department will be...
RCWD rejects well construction bids
The March 13 meeting of the Rancho California Water District board included rejecting the bids to renovate equipment at Well No. 232 and rehabilitate...
RCWD adopts MND for Joaquin Ranch Pump Station disinfection system improvements
The Rancho California Water District board adopted an environmental Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Joaquin Ranch Pump Station disinfection system improvements.The 6-0 vote March...
Time for change!
Fire Chief Sam DiGiovannaContributorOn March 9, we changed our clocks “back” for daylight savings. Did you change your smoke detector batteries and check their...
Flood control district grants easement to SoCal Gas
The Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District has granted an easement to Southern California Gas Company which will allow for an existing...
A rainbow of ranunculus flowers can be found in Carlsbad
Roger BoddaertSpecial to Valley NewsThe flower season has just started to bloom at the Carlsbad flower fields and this is going to be a...
Rancho Water’s Fix a Leak Week: Free kits, workshops, and fun for children
Kimy WallRancho WaterThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has designated March 17-23, 2025, as the annual Fix a Leak Week, a nationwide campaign aimed...
MISCOwater to upgrade EVMWD reclamation facility clarifier
One of the clarifiers at the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District’s Regional Water Reclamation Facility needs an upgrade, and during the Feb. 13 EVMWD...
Menifee Valley Historical Association to host California native plant and museum tour
The community is invited to the March program at the Menifee History Museum on Saturday, March 15 at 9:30 a.m.Tours of the museum will...