The U.S. EPA Office of the Science Advisor published a notice in the Federal Register (May 1, 2013) requesting information on methods for cumulative risk assessment (CRA). The notice requests information on and citations for CRA methods that have been employed to date, and approaches that could assist the Risk Assessment Forum (RAF) Technical Panel […]
Continue ReadingApril 25, 2013 Update on Water Bond Legislation and ACWA’s Activities The Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee has scheduled a special order of business at its April 30 hearing to consider three bills related to the 2014 water bond. The recently amended bills – AB 143 (Perea), AB 295 (Salas) and AB […]
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Coast Guard announced the acceptance of nine ballast water treatment systems today as Alternate Management Systems (AMS) in compliance with the service’s March 2012 final rule for Standards for Living Organisms in Ships’ Ballast Water Discharged in U.S. waters. AMS acceptance by the Coast Guard is a temporary designation given to a ballast […]
Continue ReadingOn Saturday, April 13, I, Josh Trotter, an intern with BPC, visited the Elsie Gridley Mitigation Bank managed by WRA. The mitigation bank was established for the purpose of maintaining/restoring vernal pool grassland and riparian habitats, as well as habitats for a number of rare, threatened, and endangered species. Establishment of the bank enables the […]
Continue ReadingThe Coast Guard has updated its Frequently Asked Questions, Volume I, for Ballast Water Management, with several updates and new questions since the last edition of 17 August 2012. Of special note, Question #1 is updated to clarify how Ballast Water Management (BWM) requirements apply to vessels that enter the Great Lakes after operating in […]
Continue ReadingApril 2, 2013 Release of Draft Plan Bay Area Environmental Impact Report (EIR) The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) today released for public review and comment a Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) as a companion environmental analysis to the Draft Plan Bay Area, which […]
Continue ReadingDear friend of the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project, Registration has opened for the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project’s Science Symposium 2013, to be held Tuesday, July 16 at the USGS Menlo Park Science Center. Our 2011 symposium was at capacity, so we suggest registering early. Registration is also available for participating […]
Continue ReadingA Message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region: The proposed project will restore about 960 acres of tidal marsh in the San Francisco Bay, enhance 106 acres of seasonal wetlands, and preserve some agriculture. More information can be found on our website at http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/sanfranciscobay/board_decisions/tentative_orders.shtml
Continue ReadingThis message revises the message of the same subject sent on March 14, 2013, and includes a revised Order of Proceeding (below). The primary changes are that a specific start time is assigned to the presentation led by the San Joaquin Tributaries Authority and a note is added to clarify that the 10-minute time limit […]
Continue ReadingFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 14, 2013 Contact: Lisa Lien-Mager, Director of Communications, 916/441-4545 or 530/902-3815 (cell) ACWA Comments on Release of Preliminary BDCP Chapters Documents Seen as Significant Step in a Critical Process SACRAMENTO – Timothy Quinn, executive director of the statewide Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA), issued the following statement today on […]
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