Author: BPC Staff

Corps Safety Program Change

A major concern of the Dredging Industry was that it could not accurately bid/offer on dredging projects due to the uncertainty of a District’s interpretation of the Site Safety and Health Officers (SSHO) requirements.  As a result of the Corps evaluation, it was determined that new contract language was required to clearly articulate the SSHO […]

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State Water Board Resolutions for December 5th and 6th Meeting

The State Water Board will be considering resolutions approving two Basin Plan amendments from the San Francisco Bay region at its December 5-6, 2011 meeting. The two amendments are:  1) Refining beneficial uses for Hayward Marsh and clarification of applicable bacterial water quality objectives.  2) Addition of surface water bodies to the San Francisco Bay Basin Plan. […]

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  • News
  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 23, 2011
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Plans for Reducing the Deficit

The New York Times (November 21, 2011) Leaders in Washington have proposed various plans to reduce the nation’s growing deficit. Below are details of the proposals leading up to an agreement at the end of July and the eventual failure of a bipartisan committee created to identify $1.2 trillion in deficit reductions…read the full article.

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 17, 2011
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New Study: Pacific Institute: Water for Energy

Pacific Institute released a study on, “Water for Energy: Future Water Needs for Electricity in the Intermountain West.”  The study evaluates water requirements for electricity generation, discusses the conflicts between water and energy in the Intermountain West, identifies the direction of future research, and provides several key recommendations.

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  • News
  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 14, 2011
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Port and City of Oakland Submit Federal Grant

Last week the Port and City of Oakland, together, applied for a Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant through the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) in the amount of $40 million. The grant will help fund the first phase of the redevelopment of the former Oakland Army Base (OAB) into a world class […]

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