On May 5, 2014, the California Air Resources Board (ARB or Board) will hold a public forum for the development of the Sustainable Freight Strategy (Strategy). The purpose of this dialogue is to provide an opportunity for open, interactive discussions with staff and between attendees. Materials, including an agenda, will be posted on the Sustainable […]
Continue ReadingCapitol Public Radio: Fields and Farm Jobs Dry Up With California’s Worsening Drought KQED: Drought Hits California Farms, Consumers May Be Next Sacramento Business Journal: State Water Project Raises Allocations to 5 Percent NewsMax: Commodities Expert: Food Prices May Rise if Drought Continues
Continue ReadingApril 21, 2014 The California Drought Update is compiled by the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) to keep media and other audiences current on drought conditions, impacts, news and other developments. Please visit ACWA’s website for additional information and resources. Snowpack Rapidly Disappearing as Rainy Season Winds Down The Sierra snowpack is now […]
Continue ReadingKQED: Drones – the Newest Water-Saving Tool for Parched Farms San Jose Mercury News: EBMUD drought plan: Voluntary savings plus new emergency supply NPR: California’s Drought Ripples Through Businesses, Then to Schools SFGate: Long vanished salmon returned to the San Joaquin San Francisco Examiner/Associated Press: California Farmers to Get More Water
Continue ReadingSupport Letters Needed on ACWA-Supported Water Bond Bills Hearings Set in Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee and Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee With action heating up on a modified water bond for the 2014 ballot, ACWA is actively supporting two bills expected to be heard April 29 in two different committees. The bills – […]
Continue ReadingThe Sacramento Bee: Water Question: How is the drought affecting hydroelectric production? Sierra Sun Times: California Drought Plan Omits Allocations for Farm Water Wall Street Journal: Attention Shoppers- Fruit and Vegetable Prices are Rising LA Times: California to set chromium limit for drinking water supplies The Sacramento Bee: Field Poll: Drought Responses Split California The Sacramento […]
Continue ReadingApril 15, 2014 CDPH Releases Final Chromium-6 Regulation Package Nation’s First Drinking Water Standard for Hexavalent Chromium to Take Effect as Early as July 1 The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today released the final proposed regulation package for chromium-6, setting the stage for the nation’s first drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium […]
Continue ReadingLegacy of technology innovation could sustain CA water future April 14, 2014 | By Barbara Vergetis Lundin California’s sustainable water future would be achieved through a system management approach utilizing innovations in science, technology and management, according to a report from the California Council on Science and Technology (CCST), conducted at the request of a […]
Continue ReadingThe California Climate Credit is available to California residential customers and eligible small business customers that buy electricity from an investor owned utility company, electric service provider or community choice aggregation provider. This includes customers of PG&E, SDG&E, SCE, Pacific Power, and Liberty Utilities, and the community choice aggregators Marin Clean Energy and Sonoma Clean […]
Continue ReadingCalifornia Water Blog: UC Drought Summit, April 25: Managing Water Scarcity in California My MotherLode.com: Feinstein Scales Back Water Bill The Fresno Bee: California Must Address Groundwater Pumping
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