Aug. 19, 2014 – ACWA Board Votes Unanimously to Support Water Bond – The ACWA Board of Directors held a special meeting via teleconference today and unanimously voted to support California Proposition 1 – the $7.545 billion water bond slated for the November 4 ballot that was approved by the Legislature and signed by Gov. […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: ‘Severe’ drought covers nearly 99.8% of California, report says Los Angeles Times: L.A. dramatically increases ‘water cops’ staffing as drought worsens Forbes: Fountains Of Solutions: Western Water And California Drought (Part 1) Fresno Bee: Talk of an El Niño year cools, but don’t despair yet about winter CBS Los Angeles: More Southern Californians Giving Up Water-Guzzling Lawns […]
Continue ReadingClick here to view Change Sheet #1 for Item 5 at the August 19, 2014 of the Board Meeting State Water Resources Control Board.
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5). The Draft report for the 18-month water quality monitoring study in the Sacramento Case Study Area has been posted on the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board website for the “Evaluation of the Municipal and Domestic Supply (MUN) in Ag Surface Water […]
Continue ReadingBC WaterJobs Latest job postings: • East Bay Municipal Utility District, Oakland Associate Civil Engineer (Wastewater Planning) • Castaic Lake Water Agency, Santa Clarita Senior Engineer • Rancho California Water District, Temecula Finance Manager • Moulton Niguel Water District, Laguna Niguel Principal Engineer or Senior Engineer • East Bay Municipal Utility […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Water agencies: Delta farmers may be taking water meant for other regions Washington Post: West’s historic drought stokes fears of water crisis Los Angles Times: Alarming images emerge from California drought Associated Press: California Water Bond Won’t Be a Drought-Buster Los Angeles Times: The cup’s half full without groundwater regulation San Francisco Chronicle: Worsening California drought starting to limit […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. – Click here to view a Notice of Opportunity to Comment on the Proposed Approval of Table 4-ZZ of Resolution R14-003 for the Water Quality Control Plan for the Los Angeles Region Comment Deadline is September 15, 2014 by 12 noon.
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. – Click here to view the Transmittal Letter and Draft Order regarding Petition of Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency (Review of Denial of Waste Discharge Requirements, Revised Tentative Order No. R9-2013-0007 for Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, Tesoro Extension (SR 241) Project, Orange County, San Diego Water […]
Continue ReadingFrom the Sacramento Bee: Dan Walters: New water bond could make Delta tunnels unnecessary By Dan Walters dwalters@sacbee.com Published: Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014 – 12:00 am Last Modified: Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014 – 12:27 am – As Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders hammered out a water bond deal last week, one very high priority was […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Viewpoints: Farmers want reasonable groundwater regulation, too Scientific American: How Dust Could Solve California’s Drought Stockton Record: Officials: Support of water plan right move Langley Times: Desalination plants may be needed for California to get enough water Sonoma County Gazette: California State Water Bond could benefit Sonoma County
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