ABC News: California’s Flawed Water System Can’t Track Usage SF Gate: California’s drought takes center stage in D.C. Recordnet.com: Water pumping creates groundswell for regulation Daily Democrat: Congress must act to address state’s water crisis Daily Democrat: Water shortages take toll on state’s alfalfa yields Fresh Plaza: US (CA): Drought bad for citrus now, could […]
Continue ReadingJohn Englander, best selling author of High Tide on Main Street, will expand upon his keynote presentation “Rising Seas: Planning for the New Era” at the 2014 Decision Makers Conference with a special Seminar on “Sea Level Rise Realities and Risk”. John will explain the surprising facts about how rising seas, severe storms and extreme […]
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Continue Reading2013 was California’s driest year on record since 1895. A water bond likely worth more than 8 billion on the ballot for November 2014 will help, and the state water plan just released in October set goals for alleviating problems including worsening water scarcity, uncertain water supplies, and declining groundwater levels and contaminated drinking water. […]
Continue ReadingSan Jose Mercury News: More than half of Bay Area residents say the region’s economy is better today than it was six months ago, and half say it will be even better six months from now, according to a Bay Area Council 2014 poll released Tuesday. The poll suggests that the Bay Area’s surge in […]
Continue ReadingThe PIANC InCom Working Group report n°138 titled “Mechanical and Electrical Engineering – Lessons Learnt from Navigation Structures” has been released today. Please click here for the full press release regarding this recently published report.
Continue ReadingU.S. Review As Good as It Gets. As Good as Can Be Expected. April’s housing data showed some modest improvement but remain disappointing relative to expectations at the start of the year. New home sales rose 6.4 percent in April, while sales of existing homes rose 1.3 percent. Mortgage applications for the purchase of a […]
Continue ReadingThe State Water Board approved Emergency Regulations for Curtailment of Diversions Due to Insufficient Flow for Specific Fisheries at its May 20, 21, 2014 Board meeting. On May 23, 2014, the State Water Board staff submitted the emergency rulemaking package to the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) for final approval. The OAL submittal is available […]
Continue ReadingThe National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC), sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), will meet on 12 June, 2014 in Washington, DC. Topics on the agenda include the Transportation Sector’s resilience against potential disruptive events. Meeting Details and Agenda: 79 Fed. Reg. 30155
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