On September 19, 2011, the State Water Board adopted Resolution No. 2011-0043, which revised the emergency water rights fee regulations and schedules consistent with the revenue levels set forth in the Budget Act for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011-12. View the Water Rights Emergency Regulations
Continue ReadingThe Scoping Meeting for a Statewide Policy for Nutrient Control in Inland Surface Waters in California is scheduled for October 27, 2011. Comment Deadline is November 10, 2011 by 12 noon. Read more in the Nutrient Scoping Document.
Continue ReadingTwo bills have passed the California Legislature that will expedite judicial review of particular development projects subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Rather than challenging project approvals in the trial courts, the bills grant the state Courts of Appeal original jurisdiction. SB 292: applies to a new NFL football stadium and convention center […]
Continue ReadingDate: October 27, 2011 (11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT) Agenda Welcome and Introductions (Penny McDaniel & Dan Brown, WCC Co-Leads) CARB Marine Vessel and Port Equipment Rule/Reg Update (CARB) http://www.arb.ca.gov/ports/marinevess/marinevess.htm, http://www.arb.ca.gov/ports/cargo/cargo.htm, http://www.arb.ca.gov/ports/marinevess/harborcraft.htm Zero Emission Technology Roadmap overview and status update (Heather Tomely & Kevin Maggay, San Pedro Bay Ports) http://www.portoflosangeles.org/newsroom/2011_releases/news_082211_roadmap.asp Zero emissions technologies […]
Continue ReadingAccess the DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATION BILL, 2012 Below are Summaries of the adopted amendments: *Diaz-Balart (R-FL)* The amendment prohibits funding for the EPA to implement or enforce numeric Florida Water Quality Standards. The amendment passed on a vote of 26-19. *Calvert (R-CA)* The amendment prevents the EPA from being […]
Continue ReadingAccess the September 2011 DELTA NEWS.
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center announces the publication of a new document: Bioaccumulation Models: State of the Application at Large Superfund Sites by Karl Gustavson, Trina von Stackelberg, Igor Linkov, and Todd Bridges If you wish to access/download the document (31 pages, 474 kb) in pdf format, the address is: http://libweb.wes.army.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/TN-DOER-R17.pdf
Continue ReadingThe American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) issued a letter to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction asking committee members to fully consider the benefits of focusing scarce federal resources where they will have the greatest impact, including in and around America’s seaports…read the letter here.
Continue ReadingIndustry, government and organization leaders convened on April 26, 2011 at the Bay Planning Coalition’s 24th Annual Decisionmakers Conference at the Hilton Oakland Airport. They learned the who, what and how to: Lift economic growth and Increase jobs Create business efficiencies and foster innovation Remove bureaucratic and financial barriers Identify solutions for balancing economic growth […]
Continue Reading27 Most Useful Links to Policy Papers and Studies of Sea Level Rise and Climate Change provided by government and private sector decision makers in the San Francisco Bay Area These resources were assembled during the 23rd Annual San Francisco Bay Decisionmakers Conference that took place on April 14, 2010. They were provided to all […]
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