- by BPC Staff
- onFebruary 7, 2014
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The Draft UC Davis Report entitled “Draft Methodology for Derivation of Pesticide Sediment Quality Criteria or the Protection of Aquatic Life – Phase II: Methodology Development and Derivation of Bifenthrin Interim Bioavailable Sediment Quality Criteria” has been posted for public review and comment on the following webpage: http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/rwqcb5/water_issues/tmdl/central_valley_projects/central_valley_pesticides/sediment_quality_criteria_method_development/index.shtml This report is being developed with Central Valley […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onFebruary 6, 2014
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San Mateo County lands grant to study sea-level rise impacts around SFO The potential impacts of sea-level rise in several areas of San Mateo County will be studied under a grant from the California Coastal Conservancy. Read the full article at the Examiner website by clicking here.
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- by BPC Staff
- onFebruary 5, 2014
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For Release On: Feb. 5, 2014 Federal Agencies and State of California Coordinating Response to Drought Reclamation, NRCS announce additional funding opportunities for water conservation SACRAMENTO, Calif. – With California in its worst drought in the state’s 160 years of record-keeping—and following Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.’s declaration of a Drought State of Emergency on […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onFebruary 5, 2014
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Fresno Bee: As California drought persists, federal aid begins to flow National Geographic: Epic California Drought and Groundwater: Where Do We Go From Here? FOX 40: Northern California Almond Growers Weigh Water Options Reuters: California lawmakers preparing $644 million drought relief bill
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- by BPC Staff
- onFebruary 4, 2014
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California Economic Summit – California drought and water bonds loom large at environmental meeting ACWA – DWR Snow Surveyors Measure Lowest Snowpack on Record CBS Los Angeles – Ability To Obtain Clean Drinking Water From Salt Water A Near Reality, Says UCLA Professor Fresno Bee – Drought Cuts Into State’s Hydro Power Supplies The Republic- Brown […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onFebruary 3, 2014
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) are proposing performance standards for certain discharges incidental to the normal operation of a vessel of the Armed Forces into the navigable waters of the United States, the territorial seas, and the contiguous zone. Comments must be received on or before April […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onFebruary 3, 2014
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Transportation Fund for Clean Air (TFCA) County Program Manager Fund Fiscal Year 2014/15 Draft Call for Projects The San Francisco County Transportation Authority is pleased to announce a call for projects for an estimated $800,000 in TFCA County Program Manager Fund programming for the Fiscal Year 2014/15 cycle. This is being issued as a draft […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onFebruary 3, 2014
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WATER: House tackles Calif. drought on multiple fronts Debra Kahn, E&E reporter Published: Monday, February 3, 2014 Congress is eyeing California’s record-breaking drought this week by reviving political hot-button issues as well as long-term infrastructure proposals. A bill to make more water available to farmers in the Central Valley is headed to the Rules Committee […]
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This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. The following new information has been posted to the State Water Resources Control Board’s “Drought Year Water Actions” page: Notice of a Temporary Urgency Change Petition filed by California Department of Water Resources and the United States Bureau of Reclamation Regarding Delta Water Quality […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onJanuary 31, 2014
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In a Press Release from the California Department of Water Resources: DWR Drops State Water Project Allocation to Zero, Seeks to Preserve Remaining Supplies -Severe Drought Leads to Worst-Ever Water Supply Outlook Read it here: DRW Press Release – January 31
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