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USACE Delta News Issue 70

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Water For Tomorrow – Online Magazine

Check out the latest Water for Tomorrow Vol.3 No.2 online magazine with articles including “San Francisco: Investing For The Long Haul”

USACE/Port of Redwood City Channel Deepening Study Overview

Click here for more details on the Port of Redwood City Channel Deepening Study

How Infrastructure Investments Support the U.S. Economy: Employment, Productivity and Growth

UMASS Amherst Political Economy Research Institute released this 2009 study of infrastructure investment and the US economy by James Heintz, Robert Pollin, and Heidi Garrett-Peltier. Key finding: “infrastructure investment spending will create about 18,000 total jobs for every $1 billion in new investment spending, including direct, indirect, and induce jobs.”

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PPIC releases new report: “Transitions for Delta Economy”

Enormous changes—from natural forces to management decisions—are coming to California’s fragile Delta region and will have broad effects on its residents. This report finds that in the first half of this century, the Delta as a whole is likely to experience a loss of 1 percent of economic activity as a result of these changes. [.....]

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Green Pacific Conference – January 2012

GreenPacific 2012 is an opportunity to engage public and private sector stakeholders in the development of collaborative solutions to solving environmental challenges facing the marine transportation industry, while maintaining economic viability and competitiveness. The conference will be January 17 & 18 at the Hyatt Regency in Long Beach, CA.

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EPA Urban Waters Small Grants

EPA’s Urban Waters program, part of the Urban Waters Federal Partnership,  is funding small grants to support projects, training, and research that will advance restoration of urban waters by improving water quality and community areas.  EPA expects to award between $1.8 to $3.8 million in grants for projects across the country that will contribute to [.....]

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CEQA Releases: Year in Review 2011

The CEQA Year In Review 2011 by Steve Kostka, Marc Bruner and Barbara Schussman can be found here.

State Water Board Releases Final Guidance for Complying with Water Diversion Measurement Requirements for Statement Holders

December 15, 2011

This document provides guidance on how to comply with the water diversion measurement requirements under the California Water Code for diverters of water who file Statements of Water Diversion and Use (Statement). According to the State Water Resources Control Board’s (State Water Board) records, you filed a Statement or requested notification of [.....]

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Important California Water Provisions in Omnibus Appropriations Bill

December 16, 2011 The giant omnibus appropriations bill funding the federal government for Fiscal Year 2012 contains a total of $915 billion in discretionary funding for federal agencies.  Read the full article here.