U.S. Army Corps of Engineers DELTA NEWS September 2011
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Continue ReadingU.S. Army Corps of Engineers Announces Publication of New Study
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center announces the publication of a new document: Bioaccumulation Models: State of the Application at Large Superfund Sites by Karl Gustavson, Trina von Stackelberg, Igor Linkov, and Todd Bridges If you wish to access/download the document (31 pages, 474 kb) in pdf format, the address is: http://libweb.wes.army.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/TN-DOER-R17.pdf
Continue ReadingAAPA Urgest Deficit Reduction Committee to Consider Ports
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) issued a letter to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction asking committee members to fully consider the benefits of focusing scarce federal resources where they will have the greatest impact, including in and around America’s seaports…read the letter here.
Continue ReadingEast Bay Ferries to Install Clipper Card
Commuters on all Bay Area ferries will soon be able to use Clipper cards to pay their transit fares … Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/09/13/BAEV1L3K7V.DTL#ixzz1Y8CSraIf
Continue ReadingOakland Harbor receives $8.7 million in funding for COE projects
Oakland Harbor receives $8.7 million in funding under Feinstein’s Appropriations bill for Army Corps of Engineers Projects in California.
Continue Reading9/20 State Water Board Public Workshop
The time for the State Water Board’s September 20, 2011 public workshop to receive public comments concerning: (1) a proposed statewide Waiver of Waste Discharge Requirements for Nonpoint Source Discharges Related to Certain Activities on National Forest System Lands in California, and (2) a supporting Mitigated Negative Declaration has been changed from 9:00 A.M. […]
Continue ReadingWells Fargo Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary 9/9/11
Topic of the Week: The Swiss National Bank (SNB) recently announced its intention to prevent the exchange value of the Swiss franc from falling below 1.20 francs per euro. US: Economy Continues to Grow at Stall Speed Consumer prices rose 0.5 percent in July Industrial production jumped 0.9 percent in July World: Brazilian Central […]
Continue ReadingACX to Cash In on Marine Highway With New Facility at Stockton Port
ACX, a leading hay exporter to Asia and the Middle East, said it will take advantage of the all-water transportation system by opening a new hay export processing facility at the Stockton port in October . . . read the full article at Pacific Maritime Online (Tuesday, September 6, 2011)
Continue ReadingState Water Board: 9/19 & 9/20 Board Meeting, Hearing and Workshop
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Continue ReadingWells Fargo Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary 9/2/11
U.S. Review: Recession Fears Rise Again – Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty? Global Review: Trade Pulls Canadian GDP Underwater in Q2 Download the PDF of the Wells Fargo Weekly Economic Financial Commentary
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