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Helix Water District selects Black & Veatch for EV infrastructure in California

Black & Veatch has been selected by Helix Water District in San Diego County, California, to perform design and engineering services for the district’s EV charging infrastructure project.
By James Foster August 8, 2023 Read time: 1 min
Black & Veatch will provide design of all infrastructure for the Helix Water District’s new EV charging stations. Photo: Black & Veatch

As water districts, utilities, government entities and commercial and industrial fleet owners advance sustainability efforts and achieve compliance with the latest regulations, the transition to electrified vehicles and needs for related charging infrastructure are becoming more commonplace.

The state of California’s Air Resources Board (CARB) recently approved the Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulation, which will generally require state and local government fleet purchases of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles to be zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) or near-zero-emission vehicles (NZEV) in the coming years in California. Starting in 2035, only ZEVs will meet the ACF requirements.

Black & Veatch will provide design of all infrastructure for the Helix Water District’s new EV charging stations at its operations centre, which will include more than 70 chargers. The project supports the district’s addition of electric-powered light, medium and heavy-duty fleet vehicles and equipment.

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