5/13/13 11:31 AM EDT The administrator of the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration, David Matsuda, announced today that he is stepping down. Matsuda, who had also served as Sen. Frank Lautenberg’s primary transportation counsel, has led MARAD for three years, working on issues like the cleanup of the California Suisun Bay fleet site and fixing […]
Continue ReadingThe Implementation Committee meeting materials for the May 22, 2013 meeting are now available on-line. They can be viewed at http://www.sfestuary.org/about-us/implementation-committee/ From the SFEI re: The May 22 Meeting: We hope to finalize two versions of the 2013-2018 Strategic Plan at this meeting. We are attaching to this email a markup of the “long version,” […]
Continue ReadingCalifornia Institute for Federal Policy Research home ~ articles ~ bulletins ~ publications ~ events ~ video/audio ~ formulas ~ delegation ~ twitter ~ contact ~ search ~ about ~ supporters California Capitol Hill Bulletin Volume 20, Bulletin 13 – May 9, 2013[online/pdf] CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE: Taxes: Senate Approves Internet Sales Tax Bill […]
Continue ReadingFew Surprises in a Slow Data Week • There were few surprises in this week’s light schedule of economic releases. The monthly JOLTs employment figures showed hiring picking up modestly, but voluntary separations remain near recession lows, signaling a lack of confidence in the job market. • Consumer credit rose much less than expected in […]
Continue ReadingGROUNDWATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION o f C a l i f o r n i a Presents a GRACast Web Seminar 1,4-Dioxane – the Emerging Contaminant that Keeps On Emerging Thomas Mohr Senior Hydrogeologist Santa Clara Valley Water District Tuesday, June 4, 2013 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm, Pacific Daylight Time (GMT-07:00) Early Bird Registration (by […]
Continue ReadingWe are pleased to announce that the 2011 Annual Monitoring Results report and the 2011 water quality data from the San Francisco Estuary and Delta have been posted to our website sfei.org. The data can be mapped and downloaded using our Contaminant Data Display and Download tool (CD3). The report can be found by […]
Continue ReadingOfficial Policy on Conservation Banks 1995 Conservation Banking Released by California Environmental Protection Agency
Continue ReadingTwo draft chapters are now available for public review as part of the Bay Area IRWM Plan Update process: Chapter 7: Impacts and Benefits Chapter 12: Relation to Water Planning Please visit the BAIRWMP website at http://bairwmp.org/bairwm-2013-plan-update/public-drafts/drafts to access the draft chapters. How to provide comments Please submit your substantive comments on Chapters 7 […]
Continue ReadingACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Gov. Brown Tells ACWA Members That BDCP Requires “Working Together” Gov. Jerry Brown made an unscheduled appearance at the Association of California Water Agencies’ conference on Wednesday and told the crowd that adoption of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) will require […]
Continue ReadingThe co-chairs of the Congressional Ports Caucus are asking the Army Corps of Engineers how many job could be created by increasing federal port spending and how long it will take to deepen U.S. ports to their desired depths. In a letter to Jo-Ellen Darcy, the assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, Reps. […]
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