ACWA Outreach Alert Comment Letters Requested on EPA / Army Corps Proposal to Expand Clean Water Act Jurisdiction The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a proposed rule on April 21, 2014, that would amend the definition of “waters of the United States” for the purpose of determining whether […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Click here to view the Notice of Supplemental Public Hearing and Pre-Hearing Conference. Pursuant to State Water Resources Control Board Order 2012-0012, a Supplemental Public Hearing will be held for Order WR 2011-0005, which issued a Cease and Desist Order against Woods Irrigation Company. The […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5) Click here to view the October 2014 Preliminary Draft for discussion of the Pyrethroid Basin Plan Amendment Language. If you would like to submit written comments on the draft preliminary language please submit them to Tessa Fojut by email at Tessa.Fojut@waterboards.ca.gov by COB December […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Click here for the agenda for the November 18, 2014 SWRCB Board Meeting. At its November 18, 2014 Board meeting, the State Water Board will consider a resolution approving an amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin to incorporate […]
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: California hydrants become target of water thieves Los Angeles Times: Heat, drought worsen smog in California, stalling decades of progress High Country News: California’s sweeping new groundwater regulations Stockton Record: Stockton turf company working to create drought-resistant grasses Central Valley Business Times: The future of California’s drought Physics Today: Will the coming El Niño save California’s agriculture? Eureka Times […]
Continue ReadingI November 7, 2014 In This Issue REGISTRATION NOW OPEN: CASA 2015 Winter Conference California Voters Approve Proposition 1: Water Bond 2014 California State General Election Recap 2014 Midterm Election Recap CASA Weighs in on Controversial Proposed Waters of the United States Rule CASA Hosts Free Standard Operating Procedures Workshop REGISTRATION NOW OPEN: CASA 2015 […]
Continue ReadingNov. 7, 2014 Nov. 7, 2014 ACWA News Available Online This issue covers the historic passage of Proposition 1, a water bond five years in the making. ACWA Executive Director Tim Quinn describes it as “part of an evolution in California water that opens the door to the most substantial progress in decades.” Other articles include: […]
Continue ReadingKTVU San Francisco: State announces $200M in emergency drought relief Associated Press: $14M to fund drought relief in Sacramento area Los Angeles Times: 201 drought maps reveal just how thirsty California has become NBC Bay Area: Pot Farmers Steal Water Amid Epic Drought Water Education Foundation: California’s water bond, a $7.5 billion ‘down payment’ KQED: New California County Fracking Bans Likely […]
Continue ReadingClick here to view the CalDesal Newsletter – 2014 Volume 4.
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Could desalination solve California’s water problem? Associated Press: California’s next decision is how to spend the $7.5 billion water bond CNBC: Despite water bond, Calif drought relief elusive Guardian: Kale or fracking? Farmers and corporations fight it out for water Public CEO: Drought Watch: What If 2015 Is Dry? Harpers Wine & SPirit Trade Review: California’s winemakers gear up […]
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