California Economic Summit – California drought and water bonds loom large at environmental meeting ACWA – DWR Snow Surveyors Measure Lowest Snowpack on Record CBS Los Angeles – Ability To Obtain Clean Drinking Water From Salt Water A Near Reality, Says UCLA Professor Fresno Bee – Drought Cuts Into State’s Hydro Power Supplies The Republic- Brown […]
Continue ReadingWATER: House tackles Calif. drought on multiple fronts Debra Kahn, E&E reporter Published: Monday, February 3, 2014 Congress is eyeing California’s record-breaking drought this week by reviving political hot-button issues as well as long-term infrastructure proposals. A bill to make more water available to farmers in the Central Valley is headed to the Rules Committee […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. The following new information has been posted to the State Water Resources Control Board’s “Drought Year Water Actions” page: Notice of a Temporary Urgency Change Petition filed by California Department of Water Resources and the United States Bureau of Reclamation Regarding Delta Water Quality […]
Continue ReadingAM Alert: Jerry Brown, Senate GOP offer plans for dealing with drought Sacramento’s record winter stretch without rain has finally come to an end, but the California drought marches on — and with it, California politicians’ efforts to find a solution. Gov. Jerry Brown, who yesterday spoke with President Barack Obama about the drought, continues […]
Continue ReadingCalifornia drought: Scientists to probe cause Carolyn Lochhead Washington — California’s drought will be one of the extreme weather events that the American Meteorological Society will examine later this year to determine whether the cause is natural variability or human-caused climate change, a federal official said Tuesday. The American Meteorological Society’s study will be similar to […]
Continue ReadingFor Immediate Release Wednesday, January 22, 2014 Central Valley Legislators Developing Emergency Drought Legislation Joined by Speaker of the House John Boehner to Announce Proposal Bakersfield, CA […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Declares Drought, Calls for Voluntary Water Use Reduction ACWA Mobilizing on Several Fronts Gov. Jerry Brown today declared an official drought state of emergency in California and directed state agencies to take a number of actions to respond to drought conditions. The governor also called on Californians to voluntarily reduce water use by […]
Continue ReadingGov. Jerry Brown set to declare drought emergency Announcement comes on heels of Capitol water rally By David Siders and Jeremy B. White SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown will declare a drought emergency Friday, a source said, after weeks of intensifying pressure on him to take action. Read the full story here
Continue ReadingFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 16, 2014 CONTACTS: Jessica Kahanek (Costa) 202-225-3341 Tom Mentzer (Feinstein) 202-224-9629 Zachary Coile (Boxer) 202-224-8120 Feinstein, Boxer, Costa Call on President to Form Federal Drought Task Force Urge Swift Action if State Requests Federal Disaster Declaration Washington, DC- In light of California’s extreme dry conditions, […]
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