Category: Water

  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 21, 2014
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Perkins Coie: EPA and Corps of Engineers Release Proposed Rule on Scope of Waters Covered Under Clean Water Act

Update   Environment, Energy & Resources April 21, 2014   EPA and Corps of Engineers Release Proposed Rule on Scope of Waters Covered Under Clean Water Act That Would Significantly Expand Permitting Requirements On April 21, 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers jointly published a proposed rule to define those waters that fall under […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 21, 2014
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ACWA Drought Update, April 21, 2014

  April 21, 2014 The California Drought Update is compiled by the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) to keep media and other audiences current on drought conditions, impacts, news and other developments. Please visit ACWA’s website for additional information and resources. Snowpack Rapidly Disappearing as Rainy Season Winds Down The Sierra snowpack is now […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 21, 2014
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Today’s Drought-Related News

KQED: Drones – the Newest Water-Saving Tool for Parched Farms San Jose Mercury News: EBMUD drought plan: Voluntary savings plus new emergency supply NPR: California’s Drought Ripples Through Businesses, Then to Schools SFGate: Long vanished salmon returned to the San Joaquin San Francisco Examiner/Associated Press: California Farmers to Get More Water  

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 17, 2014
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Support Letters Needed on ACWA-Supported Water Bond Bills

Support Letters Needed on ACWA-Supported Water Bond Bills Hearings Set in Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee and Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee  With action heating up on a modified water bond for the 2014 ballot, ACWA is actively supporting two bills expected to be heard April 29 in two different committees. The bills – […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 17, 2014
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Today’s Drought-Related News

The Sacramento Bee: Water Question: How is the drought affecting hydroelectric production? Sierra Sun Times: California Drought Plan Omits Allocations for Farm Water Wall Street Journal: Attention Shoppers- Fruit and Vegetable Prices are Rising LA Times: California to set chromium limit for drinking water supplies The Sacramento Bee: Field Poll: Drought Responses Split California The Sacramento […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 17, 2014
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May 6, 2014 Board Workshop on temporary modifications to SWP and CVP water right requirements

Please be advised that the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) is tentatively planning to hold a workshop on May 6, 2014, on a Temporary Urgency Change Petition (TUCP), and subsequent requests for modification, filed by the California Department of Water Resources and United States Bureau of Reclamation (collectively referred to as Petitioners) […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 17, 2014
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ACWA eNews for April 16, 2014

  ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Sustainable Groundwater Management Explored at Workshop California water leaders explored proposals to strengthen groundwater management throughout the state on Wednesday during a workshop that drew a broad spectrum of stakeholders and focused on supplying local agencies with the tools to manage local […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 11, 2014
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E&E Daily: Dems introduce bill to expand Calif. reservoir; Feinstein stumps for wider drought bill

From E&E Daily   WATER: Dems introduce bill to expand Calif. reservoir; Feinstein stumps for wider drought bill  (Friday, April 11, 2014) Debra Kahn, E&E reporter   Amid California’s continuing drought, House Democrats introduced a bill yesterday to expand a reservoir in the San Francisco Bay Area to supply the region with water from the […]

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