This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Attached here is a revised agenda for the March 3-4, 2015 Board Meeting. – Item 6 was pulled. – Item 10 was removed.
Continue ReadingHuffington Post: Alarming Consequences Of The California Drought You May Not Have Expected Daily Democrat: California has entered fourth year of drought, water experts say GOOD Magazine: How Much Water Could California Save? Associated Press: Central California farmers anticipate no federal water Los Angeles Times: Hundreds of illicit oil wastewater pits found in Kern County San Francisco Chronicle: Storm heading into […]
Continue ReadingNational Water Resources Association February 26, 2015 MEMO To: NWRA Federal Affairs Committee From: Ian Lyle, NWRA Director of Federal Affairs RE: Forest Service Ground Water Proposal Federal Affairs Committee Members,At a Senate Energy Committee hearing earlier today Forest Service Chief Tidwell indicated that the Forest Service would be putting […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Field Poll: More Californians want mandatory water rationing San Jose Mercury News: Poll: Drought worries us, but mandatory water rules disliked Reuters: Nearly all California voters think water shortage is serious: poll Fresno Bee: State officials send warnings on eve of Fresno’s big water vote KCRA Sacramento: Could capturing storm run-off help with California’s drought? News10 Sacramento: State agencies […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for Feb. 25, 2015 in ACWA eNews ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. California’s Ongoing Drought Major Topic at ACWA DC Conference Submitted by Pamela Martineau on Wed, 02/25/2015 – 5:06pm California’s fourth year of drought is a major focus of discussion this week at ACWA’s […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region (2). The agenda for the March 11, 2015 Board Meeting is now available here and on the Water Board website at http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/sanfranciscobay/board_info/agenda.shtml
Continue ReadingFeb. 25, 2015 ACWA-Sponsored Bill Introduced on Chromium-6 Compliance Legislation sponsored by ACWA was introduced today to provide a carefully monitored process for public water systems to work toward compliance with the state’s new drinking water standard for chromium-6. Public water systems are committed to meeting the standard, which is the first of its […]
Continue ReadingCapital Public Radio: California Lawmakers Will Examine Ways To Capture Stormwater Capitol Weekly: Water rights’ cost draws scrutiny Fresno Bee: Second drought nightmare will become official after federal water forecast Taho Daily Tribune: California drought: More work needed as water conservation sees positive results at Lake Tahoe, Truckee The Orion: Drought spurs rigorous conservation efforts CBS Sacramento: California Drought Creates Worse […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Field Poll: Jerry Brown riding high, but not his big projects Riverside Press-Enterprise: WEATHER: Rain didn’t help drought Fox News: Last resort: Drought prompts California city to consider firing up desalination plan Sacramento Bee: California’s drought could mean another bad year for West Nile Hesperia Star: Drought, overdrafts affecting valley water levels Sacramento […]
Continue ReadingCBS News: Record West Coast drought shows no sign of easing Los Angeles Times: Record heat, record snow: The coasts are clearly weather-beaten KCRA Sacramento: California drought forces farmers to dig deeper for water Stockton Record: Drought lingers, perhaps intensifies in 2015 NPR: California’s drought exposes long-hidden detritus Climate News Network: Big cities head for water crisis as populations explode Fresno Bee: Fresno […]
Continue Reading
