Category: Water

  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 6, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for March 6, 2015

Fresno Bee:Business coalition forms in response to California drought Los Angeles Times: NOAA: El Nino is ‘too little, too late’ for California drought National Geographic: Lack of Snow Leaves California’s ‘Water Tower’ Running Low Eureka Times-Standard: El Nino arrives, but drought likely to remain Los Angeles Times: Rising temperatures are amplifying drought effects, study finds Calaveras Enterprise: Little snow above, […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 5, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for March 5, 2015

National Geographic: Lack of Snow Leaves California’s Water Tower Running Low Christian Science Monitor: New data on California drought present sobering picture for residents (+video) Associated Press: Snow survey could be lowest on record since 1991 Santa Cruz Sentinel: Salinas Valley groundwater data to go public Capital Public Radio: Dry Winter Weather Worries Rice Farmers  Contra Costa Times: Although Southern Californians […]

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ACWA eNews for March 4, 2015

ACWA News for March 4, 2015 in ACWA eNews ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events.   ACWA Legislative Symposium Focuses on Groundwater Adjudication, Prop. 218 Changes Submitted by Pamela Martineau on Wed, 03/04/2015 – 5:12pm ACWA’s 2015 Legislative Symposium held in Sacramento today focused on key water issues being […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 4, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for March 4, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: California snow levels reach historic lows Associated Press: California survey finds Sierra snowpack far below normal The Press Enterprise: DROUGHT: Weak winter blamed for bleak Sierra snowpack  Lake Tahoe News: Limited snowfall takes toll on water supply KCRA Sacramento: California survey finds Sierra snowpack far below normal Sacramento Bee: Water conservation efforts faltered in January KCRA Sacramento: Water problems […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 3, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for March 3, 2015

The Associated Press: California to carry out 3rd snowpack survey The Associated Press: Storms bring up nearly 3 feet of snow to Lake Tahoe SF Gate: California drought: State to boost water deliveries after feds pull back Associated Press: California officials anticipate releasing one-fifth of water sought for state residents, farms KCRA Sacramento: Officials in California to supply just 20 […]

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Notice of Public Workshop: Development of a Region-Wide MUN Evaluation Process

This is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5). Attached here is the Notice of Public Workshop concerning amendments to the water quality control plans for the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basins and the Tulare Lake Basin to establish a region-wide process for evaluating the Municipal and […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 2, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for March 2, 2015

Sacramento Bee: Central Valley, Delta water rights under scrutiny Associated Press: Some California Farmers to Go Without Federal Water The Wall Street Journal: California Farmers Face Another Year Without Federal Water San Jose Mercury News: California drought: Water shortages a near certainty for this summer as feds announce low deliveries The Appeal-Democrat: Congress to consider Sites Reservoir Daily Democrat: Garamendi, LaMalfa […]

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OEHHA Updates Public Health Goal for Perchlorate in Drinking Water

ACWA Regulatory Advisory: OEHHA Updates Public Health Goal for Perchlorate in Drinking Water Submitted by Emily Allshouse The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) today published an updated public health goal (PHG) for perchlorate in drinking water of 1 part per billion (ppb), citing new research related to the health impacts of perchlorate on […]

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Revised Notice of Public Meeting – 303(d) List – 2012 California Integrated Report

This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Attached here is a Revised Notice of Public Meeting on the Proposed Clean Water Action Section 303(d) List of Water Quality Limited Segments Portion of the 2012 California Integrated Report. The Public Meeting has been rescheduled for March 17, 2015

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Notice of WETA Board of Directors Meeting and Workshop, Thursday, March 5, 2015

WETA Board Meeting Thursday, March 5, 2015  The next San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Board of Directors meeting will be held Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. at the WETA offices located at Pier 9, Suite 111 on The Embarcadero in San Francisco, CA. This meeting will be preceded by a Board […]

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