MWA marks the completion of the Mojave River Pipeline Traveling Screen Project with a ribbon cutting ceremony August. 19, 2026

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13846 Conference Center Drive ♦ Apple Valley, California 92307 ♦ P: (760) 946-7000 ♦ F: (760) 240-2642 PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 19, 2026 Contact: Charlene Engeron, Public Information Officer (760) 946-7001 or cengeron@mojavewater.org Mojave Water Agency celebrates completion of Mojave River Pipeline Traveling Screen Project Victorville, CA — Mojave Water Agency (MWA) celebrated the completion of its Mojave River Pipeline Traveling Screen Project Tuesday, marking a major infrastructure improvement designed to remove aquatic vegetation and debris from imported State Water Project water and improve the reliability of deliveries for groundwater recharge. Immediately following the snip of the ribbon, MWA Engineering and Operations staff placed the new system into operation and escorted guests to the California Aqueduct to watch the traveling screens at work. Attendees saw water diverted from the aqueduct, pass through the new screening system and enter MWA's 48-inch Mojave River Pipeline. They then followed the water to a nearby recharge facility, where they watched the screened water discharge into the recharge basin and begin percolating into the groundwater system. “Water reliability isn't just about having water available. We also need the infrastructure to move and manage it effectively,” said MWA General Manager Adnan Anabtawi. “This project strengthens an important connection between our State Water Project supplies and the groundwater basins our communities depend upon. Seeing the entire system operating today, from the aqueduct to the recharge basin, really demonstrates how these investments work together.” Located at the White Road Turnout, the new facility uses two channels equipped with mechanically operated traveling screens that continuously capture aquatic vegetation and debris before the water enters the Mojave River Pipeline. The system replaces the operational limitations associated with stationary screens that could become clogged, require cleaning and restrict the amount of water moving through the system. The new facility is designed to accommodate the full capacity of the White Road Turnout, up to approximately 92 cubic feet per second. Material captured by the traveling screens is washed from the screens and returned to the California Aqueduct, while the screened water continues through MWA's 48-inch pipeline for delivery to groundwater recharge facilities.