Category: Water

  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 9, 2014
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California Water & Drought News for December 9, 2014

New York Times: California Drought Is Said to Have Natural Cause Sacramento Bee: Monster storm to hit Northern California Wall Street Journal: In California, Saving Water Is All Over the Map Associated Press: In final days, House moves again to address water shortage for California farms McClatchy Washington Bureau: House-passed drought bill likely to sink in the Senate  TIME: New Study […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 8, 2014
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California Water & Drought News for December 8, 2014

Los Angeles Times: El Niño may be getting too much credit for California rainfall Sacramento Bee: Weather experts say dangerous storm could hit Sacramento by midweek NPR: After The California Downpour, ‘The Drought’ Offers Some Dry Reading KSBY News: Recent rain does little for reservoir levels Modesto Bee: Yeah, it’s rained in the Valley, but no future guarantees Central Valley […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 5, 2014
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WebEx Information for the Expert and Public Stakeholder Meeting on Model Criteria for Groundwater Monitoring in Areas of Oil and Gas Production for December 11, 2014

This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. WebEx capabilities are now included for the Expert and Public Stakeholder Meeting on Model Criteria for Groundwater Monitoring in Areas of Oil and Gas Production.  The meeting is scheduled for December 11, 2014 at 8:00 a.m.. However, due to WebEx audio and attendees limitations […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 5, 2014
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Notice of WETA Board of Directors Meeting – Thursday, December 11, 2014

      WETA Board Meeting Thursday, December 11, 2014 The next San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Board of Directors meeting will be held Thursday, December 11, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at the WETA offices located at Pier 9, Suite 111 on The Embarcadero in San Francisco, CA. The meeting agenda and Board […]

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California Enacts Historic Groundwater Legislation In The Midst Of A Historic Drought

Newsletter December 5, 2014   CALIFORNIA ENACTS HISTORIC GROUNDWATER LEGISLATION IN THE MIDST OF A HISTORIC DROUGHT     In the midst of a historic drought, California groundwater law is undergoing historic changes. This past year, the California Legislature, for the first time, enacted comprehensive groundwater legislation requiring that groundwater be regulated to achieve “sustainable […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 5, 2014
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State Water Board: Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment/Environmental Impact Report for Public Review and Announcement of Public Meeting

Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment/Environmental Impact Report for Public Review and Announcement of Public Meeting Lead Agencies:  United States Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District and Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region Project:  Maintenance Dredging of the Federal Navigation Channels in San Francisco Bay, Fiscal Years 2015 – […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onDecember 5, 2014
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California Water & Drought News for December 5, 2014

Associated Press: California drought unchanged through November Los Angeles Times: It’s official: California storm didn’t cure the drought Los Angeles Times: California needs more rain, any way you count it Washington Post: Heavy rains bring mudslide fears, revive Yosemite’s waterfalls Washington Post: Study: California drought is the most severe in at least 1200 years Ripon […]

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