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Availability of the LTMS’s Least Tern Literature Review and Study Plan Development Final Report

The February 2012 Least Tern Literature Review and Study Plan Development Final Report is now posted on the LTMS website and can be found at: http://www.spn.usace.army.mil/ltms/LTMS_docs/Least%20Tern%20Lit%20Rev%20Study%20Plan%20Report%20Final.pdf

“This project involved a review of existing literature as a means for evaluating uncertainties with regard to the scientific foundation on which dredging restrictions are based.”

Bay Area Council Economic Institute Releases – Bay Area Economic Profile March 2012

View “Innovation and Investment: Building Tomorrow’s Economy in the Bay Area”

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California Economic Agenda – by LT Governor Newsom

An Economic Growth & Competitiveness Agenda for California – LT Gov Newsom

Science Documents for Bay-Delta Restoration Released for Public Review, Comment

Efforts will Restore Delta Ecosystem, Create Water Supply Reliability for 25 Million Californians

SACRAMENTO – The California Natural Resources Agency today publicly released preliminary administrative drafts of all its Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) planning documents. BDCP is guided by the 2009 Delta Reform Act, which made it state policy to manage [.....]

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House Committee Releases Draft Water Funding Proposal

Eric Sapirstein provides the following update on water infrastructure funding……..

Congressional efforts to address the water infrastructure funding gap continue with the previously reported hearings before the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment scheduled for February 28 and March 21.  In preparation for the hearing, the Subcommittee [.....]

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UNINTENDED “TAKING” OF BIRDS INCIDENTAL TO OTHERWISE LAWFUL ACTIVITIES DOES NOT VIOLATE MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY ACT

UNINTENDED “TAKING” OF BIRDS INCIDENTAL TO OTHERWISE LAWFUL ACTIVITIES DOES NOT VIOLATE MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY ACT

USACE/Port of Redwood City Channel Deepening Study Overview

Click here for more details on the Port of Redwood City Channel Deepening Study

PPIC releases new report: “Transitions for Delta Economy”

Enormous changes—from natural forces to management decisions—are coming to California’s fragile Delta region and will have broad effects on its residents. This report finds that in the first half of this century, the Delta as a whole is likely to experience a loss of 1 percent of economic activity as a result of these changes. [.....]

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State Water Board Releases Final Guidance for Complying with Water Diversion Measurement Requirements for Statement Holders

December 15, 2011

This document provides guidance on how to comply with the water diversion measurement requirements under the California Water Code for diverters of water who file Statements of Water Diversion and Use (Statement). According to the State Water Resources Control Board’s (State Water Board) records, you filed a Statement or requested notification of [.....]

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U.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 [.....]

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