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San Francisco Bay Subtidal Habitat Goals Report Recently released new San Francisco Bay Subtidal Habitat Goals report led by California Coastal Conservancy/Ocean Protection Council, BCDC, NOAA Fisheries and Restoration Center, and San Francisco Estuary Partnership. The report deals with 50-year planning horizon; six Subtidal habitat types; targeted restoration areas; public awareness and involvement [.....] Continue reading San Francisco Bay Subtidal Habitat Goals Report Regulatory Reach of BCDC’s Bay Plan Summary: The Bay Plan is not confined to “advisory” status regarding projects and activates outside BCDC’s formal jurisdiction. To the contrary, the Bay Plan has the force of binding federal law under the Coastal Zone Management Act with respect to any project or activity involving a federal permit [.....] Continue reading Regulatory Reach of BCDC's Bay Plan EPA Announces Availability of Region 9 Funding to Protect and Restore SF Bay and its Watersheds From the EPA Region 9: EPA is pleased to offer this opportunity to support projects that protect and restore the water quality of the San Francisco Bay and its watersheds. The 28 projects now underway using SFBWQIF funds [.....] Continue reading SF Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund RFP announcement Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) Adopts New Air Quality CEQA Compliance Guidelines for Construction. On June 2, BAAQMD unanimously adopted “thresholds of significance”. These are numeric air pollution thresholds to be used in the land use review process by local government in deciding whether to require builders/project sponsors to conduct studies on ways [.....] Continue reading BAAQMD Adopts New Air Quality CEQA Compliance Guidelines for Construction On March 15, 2010 federal legislation, H.R.4844, was introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressmen Boustany and Stupak “To ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance.” Bay Planning Coalition encourages support for this bill to ensure necessary funding for dredging and a safe and [.....] Continue reading Federal Legislation H.R. 4844 Climate Change and Sea Level Rise
BCDC Proposed Bay Plan Amendment BCDC has developed draft findings and policies on climate change and a background report on climate change and the potential impacts of a rise in sea level on the Bay Area region. The [.....] Continue reading Climate Change and Sea Level Rise PROPOSED COASTAL MARINA PERMIT RBOC Updated Overview for Yacht Clubs October 23, 2009 The California State Water Resources Control Board [SWRCB] is moving forward with a proposed requirement that marinas and clubs with 10 or more slips and moorings obtain a state permit [Coastal Permit] and comply with a number of requirements. The [.....] Continue reading Proposed Coastal Marina Permit Regulatory Alerts Final Green Sturgeon Critical Habitat Designation The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s Green Sturgeon Final Critical Habitat (CH) designation rule was published on Oct. 9, 2009. Click here for a copy of the report. Other Final Rule documents include the Economic and Biological Reports which are available [.....] Continue reading Final Green Sturgeon Critical Habitat Designation American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 90th Annual Meeting Noah Knowles with the USGS, recently gave a presentation on ‘Sea Level Rise and Projected Inflow Changes in San Francisco Bay’ at the AAAS Seminar (Understanding the Estuary) at San Francisco State University, on August 17, 2009.
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