Tag: drinking water

PPIC Survey: Californians and the Environment

Voters see environmental issues as key in the governor’s race. Statewide Survey: Californians and the Environment Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Alyssa Dykman, Lunna Lopes Key findings A majority of likely voters (56%) say the candidates’ environmental positions are very important in determining their vote in the governor’s race (67% of Democrats, 54% of independents, and […]

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Pearls – Estuary News for May 2018

MAY   2 0 1 8 Nuggets of Bay-Delta news—pearls in the ocean of information—curated by the reporters and editors of ESTUARY News magazine.      N E W S     The country’s tiniest falcon—the stunning American kestrel—is declining throughout the United States, and California seems especially hard hit: Kestrel numbers during the Golden […]

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Water Boards Notice for Providing Safe Drinking Water through Consolidation of Water Systems

   This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board Click here to view a Notice of Workshop and Opportunity for Public Comment on Joint Public Workshop with California Public Utilities Commission and State Water Resources Control Board on Providing Safe Drinking Water through Consolidation of Water Systems. Workshop is scheduled for August 17, […]

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EPA Administrator Prioritizes Safe Drinking Water for Coming Year

McCarthy Bills Safe Drinking Water As Top EPA Priority For Coming Year  Source: Inside EPA July 29, 2016 EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy says the coming year is “the year of water,” where officials will make improving drinking water infrastructure their top priority, while also noting that EPA is “running like crazy” to help states that […]

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Revised Drinking Water Fee Regulations Proposed by California Water Boards

   This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board The State Board proposes to adopt the regulations described in the attached file. The regulation text is an amendment of the Drinking Water Fee Regulations that were published in the California Regulatory Notice Register on April 29, 2016. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and […]

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