THE BULLETIN timely news from the SFBJV June 10, 2015 Wildlife Conservation Board PROP 1 Guidelines Now Available The Wildlife Conservation Board has posted the final Proposition One Guidelines for the California Stream Flow Enhancement Program available for comments through June 23. The final Guidelines and a draft of […]
Continue ReadingThe June Issue of ESTUARY News from San Francisco Estuary Partnership is now out: As the drought tightens the screws on human use of California’s evaporating water supply, conservation, restoration and collaboration grow ever more important. This issue explores some current opportunities for constructive action, from using empty aquifers as reservoirs to restoring marshes so […]
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, through the Army Civil Works Program, has released their FY-15 Work Plan for construction, investigations, and a variety of other programs and projects. You can access these documents by clicking on the links below: Civil Works Program, FY15 – Construction Civil Works Program, FY15 – Investigations Civil Works Program, […]
Continue ReadingThe deadline to submit public comments on the South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Study draft feasibility study and environmental impact statement/report has been extended to 5 PM on February 23, 2015. The draft document is available here. Comments on the draft document are welcomed. They can be submitted by e-mail to: shorelineenvironment@usace.army.mil Or by mail […]
Continue ReadingA Public Meeting is being held on January 14, 2015 in San Jose, California to discuss the South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Study. Click here to access the agenda. View Public Review Documents at: www.valleywater.org/PublicReviewDocuments.aspx Key meeting topics: Briefing on the draft feasibility study for new flood risk management levees, habitat restoration and recreational trails near Alviso Orientation […]
Continue ReadingNPR: Rain Eases California Drought Anxiety, If Not The Actual Drought 10 News: 78 percent of California still in extreme or exceptional drought Circle of Blue Water News: 2015 Preview: States React to New Era of Water Scarcity abc7news.com: Most of California facing extreme drought despite December storm Daily Democrat: Drought brought permanent changes to California water policy in 2014 […]
Continue ReadingAttend the Alviso Shoreline Study Meeting on Wednesday, January 14, 2015, to learn about and provide comments on the Draft Feasibility Study and Draft Environmental Document of the Alviso-area South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Study project. The project would provide flood protection from coastal flooding via levees, restore Bay wetlands on about 3,000 acres of former […]
Continue ReadingNew York Times: California Drought Is Said to Have Natural Cause Sacramento Bee: Monster storm to hit Northern California Wall Street Journal: In California, Saving Water Is All Over the Map Associated Press: In final days, House moves again to address water shortage for California farms McClatchy Washington Bureau: House-passed drought bill likely to sink in the Senate TIME: New Study […]
Continue ReadingThe Navy Facilities Engineering Command has published a Handbook for Determining the Sources of PCB Contamination in Sediments. You can read the publication in full at the following link: Handbook for Determining the Sources of PCB Contamination in Sediments
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