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BC Water Jobs for April 8, 2015

Planning Analyst (Colorado River) Central Arizona Project, Phoenix Watershed Resources Specialist Contra Costa Water District, Brentwood • Operations & Maintenance Technician IV – Mechanical • Operations & Maintenance Technician IV – Electrical (Earp) • Operations & Maintenance Technician IV – Electrical (Desert Center) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California • Collection Systems Maintenance Worker I […]

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California Water & Drought News for April 8, 2015

Los Angeles Times: Some communities may have to cut water use by 35%, regulators say Capital Press: Water board shutoff orders could include senior right holders National Geographic: Delta Smelt, Icon of California Water Wars, Is Almost Extinct NPR: California Farmers Gulp Most Of State’s Water, But Say They’ve Cut Back Contra Costa Times: State water officials get permit to […]

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Energy News for April 8, 2015

New York Times: Low Gasoline Prices Will Continue This Summer, Government Says The Hill: White House: Obama ‘greenest president’ ever Bloomberg: U.S. Index Futures Little Changed Before Fed; Chevron Advances Wall Street Journal: Shell to Buy BG Group for $70 Billion Wall Street Journal: Goldman: U.S. Crude Inventories May Peak This Month Energy Information Administration: U.S. remained world’s largest producer of […]

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Transportation News for April 8, 2015

  POLITICO Morning Transportation for 4/8/2015 By HEATHER CAYGLE 4/8/15 10:01 AM EDT PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION ROADSHOW PRESSES ON: Wrapping up their 320-mile, two-day road trip across Pennsylvania, six Republican T&I members and five state transportation secretaries embark again this morning, traveling from Harrisburg to Reading. The group will hold meetings with business and transportation leaders […]

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New details of controversial tunnel plan to emerge by end of month

New details of controversial tunnel plan to emerge by end of month Debra Kahn, E&E reporter Published: Tuesday, April 7, 2015 California and federal officials are planning to release new details within weeks of their controversial plan to tunnel underneath the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The Bay Delta Conservation Plan, which has gone through several […]

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State Board Releases Proposed Framework for Meeting Governor’s Mandate of 25% Water Reduction in Urban Areas

ACWA Regulatory Advisory – April 7, 2015 State Board Releases Proposed Framework for Meeting Governor’s Mandate of 25% Water Reduction in Urban Areas Comments on Framework Due Monday, April 13 The State Water Resources Control Board late today released a fact sheet and proposed regulatory framework for implementing the required 25% reduction in urban water […]

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ACWA-Sponsored Bill on CEQA Noticing Set for April 13 Hearing

April 7, 2015 ACWA-Sponsored Bill on CEQA Noticing Set for April 13 Hearing Support Letters Needed for Assembly Natural Resources Committee The Assembly Natural Resources Committee has set an April 13 hearing on AB 291, legislation sponsored by ACWA and the McGeorge School of Law Legislative and Public Policy Clinic related to notice of determination […]

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Water managers mull big changes to hot-button replumbing plan

CALIFORNIA: Water managers mull big changes to hot-button replumbing plan Debra Kahn, E&E reporter Published: Monday, April 6, 2015 California water managers are considering major changes to their long-standing plan to revamp the state’s main water hub, the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The Bay Delta Conservation Plan, or BDCP, in the works for the last […]

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California Water & Drought News for April 7, 2015

Wall Street Journal: California’s Green Drought Washington Post: As water runs dry, Californians brace for a new way of life New York Times: California Should Speed Up Groundwater Conservation New York Times: California Needs Better Water Management and Pricing Policies Los Angeles Times: How a plan to ration water in Southern California will work Maven’s Notebook: News Worth Noting: DFW proposes closing parts […]

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