The rubidoux community services district (RCSD), located in northwest riverside county, california, will construct the wilson intertie, a potable water interconnection pipeline with the west valley…

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded the Rubidoux Community Services District $1,573,076 on January 28, 2026, under the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) to construct the Wilson Intertie, a potable water interconnection pipeline connecting RCSD with the West Valley Water District in Jurupa Valley, California.

The Wilson Intertie will supply up to 2,000 acre-feet per year of potable water, reducing RCSD's current 100 percent reliance on groundwater and creating a supply redundancy exceeding 35 percent of its annual average demand. The project enhances water supply reliability and water quality management through groundwater and surface water blending. It strengthens system hydraulics for firefighting by increasing water flow and pressure, improvements that address RCSD's proximity to high-risk wildfire areas. The project is supported by RCSD's Urban Water Management Plan.

Performance runs through June 30, 2027. Environmental and cultural resource compliance is required before project commencement.

The rubidoux community services district (RCSD), located in northwest riverside county, california, will construct the wilson intertie, a potable water interconnection pipeline with the west valley water district. Currently RCSD is 100% reliant on groundwater, and the intertie can supply up to 2,000 acre-feet per year of potable water, diversifying rcsds supply and creating a redundancy of over 35% of its annual average water supply. This project will enhance water supply reliability, improve water quality management by enabling the blending of groundwater and surface water, and strengthen the systems hydraulics for firefighting by increasing water flow and pressure. These improvements are especially critical given rcsds proximity to high risk wildfire areas. This project is supported by the rcsds urban water management plan.