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  • onSeptember 23, 2019
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Press Release: Project to Help Bay from Polluted Water Begins

  For Immediate Release                                 Contact:      Josh Bradt                    415.778.6671 Caitlin Sweeney            415.778.6681     Project to Help Protect Bay from Polluted Water Begins     SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 23, 2019 . . . A landmark project for the Bay Area aimed at reducing the amount of polluted water draining into San Francisco Bay broke ground […]

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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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SVCW Receives New National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit

The San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board has issued Silicon Valley Clean Water (SVCW) a new and updated National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit effective April 1, 2018, through March 31, 2023. NPDES permits establish discharge limits and conditions for discharges from municipal wastewater treatment facilities to waters of the United States. […]

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Call for Applications to Serve on Independent Citizens Oversight Committee

See below for a call for applications from the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority to serve on their Independent Citizens Oversight Committee. The deadline to apply has been extended until April 18.   For your information   Call for Applications: San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority, Independent Citizens Oversight Committee     Deadline Extended – Due […]

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