ACWA eNews for Feb. 4, 2015 in ACWA eNews Local Water Agencies Gear Up for Ongoing Conservation, Drought Response Submitted by Lisa Lien-Mager on Wed, 02/04/2015 – 10:00am With a fourth year of drought now unfolding, water agencies around the state are gearing up for continued water use restrictions and ongoing education and outreach […]
Continue ReadingSPECIAL REPORT: FY 2016 Budget and California Implications February 2015 Below are two additional reports on the President’s FY 2016 budget proposal prepared by the California Institute. Department of Health & Human Services – http://www.calinst.org/pubs/FY16HHS.pdf Department of Agriculture – http://www.calinst.org/pubs/FY16AG.pdf Previous reports can be obtained by clicking on the links below: Department of […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Atmospheric river poised to soak Sacramento Associated Press: Drought Watch: California water use down 22% Stockton Record: California meets water savings goal Los Angeles Times: Californians make major water cuts in December, reach Gov. Brown’s goal Sacramento Bee: California cut water use more than 20 percent in December Associated Press: Biggest California Water Savers, Users at a Glance Los […]
Continue ReadingFollow the link below to read the full announcement. FACT SHEET: Taking Action to Protect Communities and Reduce the Cost of Future Flood Disasters –
Continue ReadingCongress to dockworkers, employers: Reach contract agreement soon Concerned that talks could lead to a potential shutdown at West Coast ports, more than 80 members of the U.S. Congress urged the groups representing 20,000 dockworkers and their employers to come to an agreement on a labor contract. by Karen Robes Meeks in the Long Beach […]
Continue ReadingTwo additional Change Sheets have been released for today’s Board Meeting of the State Water Resources Control Board: Change Sheet #1 – Item 7 Change Sheet #2 – Item 8
Continue ReadingCalifornia Institute for Federal Policy Research SPECIAL REPORT: FY 2016 Budget and California Implications February 2015 On February 2, 2015, the President released his Fiscal Year 2016 budget proposal. The nearly $4 trillion proposal breaches the sequestration limits set in the 2011 budget deal, calling for $74 billion in additional spending for discretionary […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: AM Capitol Alert: California officials prepare for fourth year of drought Associated Press: Water agencies report use as California drought continues NBC Bay Area: Will California’s Levee System Hold up in an Earthquake? San Francisco Chronicle: State considers tighter water limits, hopes for relief this week Los Angeles Times: Rain heads to Northern California, not LA, after SF’s […]
Continue ReadingThe Coastal Conservancy has developed draft project solicitation and evaluation guidelines for implementation of the Proposition 1 water bond. The public is encouraged to review and comment on these draft guidelines (www.scc.ca.gov). Written comments on the draft guidelines should be emailed to: comments@scc.ca.gov or mailed to: The Coastal Conservancy 1330 Broadway #1300 Oakland, CA 94612. The […]
Continue ReadingAttached is a Revised Notice of Opportunity to Comment on the proposed approval of the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board’s amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the North Coast Region that would establish a Policy for region-wide implementation of the water quality objectives for temperature and establish action plans to address temperature […]
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