Associated Press: The latest on powerful storm sweeping across Northern California McClatchy Washington Bureau: California lawmakers look to 2015 for drought legislation Los Angeles Times: How much will heavy rains ease California’s drought? Los Angeles Times: Gardeners, nurseries struggle to adapt as drought cuts their business Capital Public Radio: Strong Storms May Not Improve California Water Supply Much PBS News […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Click here to view the Notice of Public Hearing and Opportunity for Public Comment on the Amendments to Water Quality Order 2013-0002-DWQ (as Amended by Order 2014-0078-DWQ) Statewide General Aquatic Weed Control Permit for Residual Aquatic Pesticide Discharges.
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5). Click here to view the Notice of Rescheduled Public Hearing for the 2014 Joint Triennial Review of the Water Quality Control Plans for the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basins and the Tulare Lake Basin. The public hearing that […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: Powerful Storm Begins to Pound Northern California Washington Post: Strongest West Coast storm in five years promises flooding rain, heavy snow, and extreme wind Los Angeles Times: California braces for major winter storm Sacramento Bee: Sacramento area prepares for floods, blackouts, mudslides Sacramento Bee: Latest: Heavy rain ahead as Sacramento storm barges in with high wind, outages Maven’s […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for Dec. 10, 2014 in ACWA eNews Funding for Water Programs Holds Steady in “Cromnibus” Bill Submitted by Josh Abel on Wed, 12/10/2014 – 12:56pm Late Tuesday, December 9, the House and Senate released the text of the “cromnibus” appropriations bill. The “crominbus” bill funds the Department of Homeland Security until March […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5). This is an update on the “Evaluation of the Municipal and Domestic Supply (MUN) Beneficial Use in Ag Dominated Surface Waters” project. The next stakeholder meeting is scheduled for Wednesday January 14, 2015 from 9 am to 12 pm at […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: House moves to bring relief to California’s farm belt Los Angeles Times: House approves California drought bill that faces Obama veto The Fresno Bee: House passes GOP California drought bill, but Senate approval unlikely Los Angeles Times: Water board adds $40 million to conservation budget as drought persists Los Angeles Times: Blizzard on its way to California, forecasters […]
Continue ReadingEric Garner, a leading authority on water law and a managing partner at Best Best & Krieger LLP, was the keynote speaker at ACWA’s Fall Conference & Exhibition in San Diego on December 4th. Eric discussed California’s historic new groundwater management act in his presentation titled: “Groundwater Legislation: History in the Making or Another Dead […]
Continue ReadingThe Brown Administration has published a press release from Secretary John Laird opposing Federal Drought Legislation. Click here to read Secretary Laird’s full statement.
Continue ReadingHouse-passed drought bill likely to sink in the Senate By Michael Doyle McClatchy Washington Bureau December 8, 2014 Tellingly, Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California on Monday said that she can’t support some of the provisions in the current House bill, despite negotiating progress that has convinced her an eventual bipartisan compromise is possible. “There […]
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