- by BPC Staff
- onApril 11, 2014
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed the draft Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement (FR/EIS) for the Sacramento – San Joaquin Rivers Delta Islands and Levees, California, Feasibility Study, and it is now available for public review on the Sacramento District’s website at http://www.spk.usace.army.mil/Missions/CivilWorks/SacramentoSanJoaquinDelta. The public review period for the draft FR/EIS […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onApril 10, 2014
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Sacramento Bee: California water plan unveils hardships to come as drought persists KTVU: Water deliveries remain at 0 pending further study Capitol Weekly: Farms feel drought’s wrath CBS Bay Area: New desalinization method from Livermore lab could help California through drought
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- by BPC Staff
- onApril 10, 2014
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California water plan unveils hardships to come as drought persists By Matt Weiser As California’s drought stretches toward the hot summer months, state and federal officials are planning extraordinary measures to protectdrinking water supplies and endangeredSacramento River salmon, according to a plan unveiled Wednesday. Read the full article here
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- by BPC Staff
- onApril 8, 2014
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Over the last few years, the LTMS agencies have worked closely with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to develop a proposed update to the LTMS programmatic biological opinion (BO). That process is near completion. Please findbelow an advance copy of the LTMS agencies’ proposed update to the NMFS programmatic BO regarding salmonids and green sturgeon and the LTMS program. The proposed […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onApril 7, 2014
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April 7, 2014 ACWA Releases Recommendations to Improve Groundwater Management in California Legislative, administrative changes identified to address overdraft, achieve sustainability The Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) today issued a suite of far-reaching recommendations for improving management of groundwater basins throughout California. The recommendations, developed by a special task force and approved by […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onApril 7, 2014
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The latest edition of the IEP Newsletter is now available: http://www.water.ca.gov/iep/newsletters/2012/IEP_Vol26_4_2014.pdf (Editors: Gonzalo Castillo, Matthew Dekar, Joseph Kirsch, Lori Smith, and Zachary Jackson). Reminder: The article submission deadline for the spring edition of the IEP Newsletter is rapidly approaching! If you would like to access a copy of the most recent IEP newsletter or past […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onApril 3, 2014
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Millions of Californians will see savings on their electricity bill—in April and October for residential customers and monthly for small businesses—from a state program to fight climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The Climate Credit is designed to help all of us in California fight climate change and clean the air. CA_Climate_Credit_Fact_Sheet CA_Climate_Credit_Energy_Savings_Products Energy […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onApril 3, 2014
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Passed this morning by the Committee on Environment and Public Works: S.224 – San Francisco Bay Restoration Act – Feinstein D-CA Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide funding to state and local agencies, special districts, […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onApril 2, 2014
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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. Sierra Snowpack Still Below Normal Despite Recent Rains Despite a recent band of storms, California’s snowpack remains […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onApril 2, 2014
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Maven’s Notebook: Dr. Thornberg tells MWD Bay Delta Committee on the BDCP: “Stop hitting the panic button … This project is worth it, it’s as simple as that.” NASA: NASA Radar Watches Over California’s Aging Levees Maven’s Notebook: State and federal officials announce increased Delta pumping to occur to capture runoff from recent storms Los Angeles Times: Drought […]
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