CalDesal Newsletter – 2014 Volume 2
Click here to view the CalDesal Newsletter, Volume 2 for 2014.
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July 15-16, 2014 Board Meeting of the State Water Resources Control Board
The State Water Resources Control Board will be holding its Board Meeting on July 15-16, 2014. Please find the following materials for the Board Meeting at the links below: Revised Agenda Draft Resolution for Item 10 (Urban Water Conservation Emergency Regulations) You can also access these materials at the SWRCB website at the following link: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/board_info/agendas/2014/jul/07151614agnd_revised.pdf
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ACWA News for July 11, 2014
The July 11, 2014, issue of ACWA News is now available online. This issue reports on draft emergency regulations on water conservation proposed by the State Water Resources Control Board and other drought-related developments. It also provides an update on 2014 water bond negotiations and what can be expected in August. Other stories this issue […]
Continue ReadingUpdated Fact Sheet for Urban Conservation Emergency Regulations
A message from the State Water Resources Control Board: Click here to view an updated fact sheet for the Urban Water Conservation Emergency Regulations that is scheduled for adoption at the July 15-16, 2014 Board Meeting of the State Water Resources Control Board. This updated fact sheet is also posted on the agenda and can […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for July 9, 2014
ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Manage your subscription here. State Water Board Releases Draft Emergency Water Conservation Regulations Submitted by Pamela Martineau on Wed, 07/09/2014 – 10:30am Stepping up its call to the public to increase water conservation during the state’s worsening drought, the State Water Resources Control Board this morning […]
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California Drought and Water News for July 10, 2014
Sacramento Bee: Emergency rules would add teeth to California water-conservation rules San Francisco Chronicle: California drought: $500-a-day fines for California water hogs? New York Times: Saving Water in California Capital Press: Calif. official rebuffs call to reconsider water regs Sacramento News & Review: Lawmakers and leaders need to take California’s drought seriously California Water Blog: Challenging myth and mirage in California’s […]
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House makes cuts to DOE nuclear energy program
POLITICO Pro Whiteboard 7/9/14 6:30 PM EDT The House approved a bipartisan amendment to the fiscal 2015 energy and water spending bill this afternoon striking more than $73 million from the Energy Department’s nuclear energy office. Lawmakers, 281-137, approved the amendment offered by California Democrat Janice Hahn and Michigan Republican Bill Huizenga. Cuts to the […]
Continue ReadingState Water Board Proposes Emergency Statewide Water Conservation Regulations
ACWA Regulatory Advisory July 9, 2014 State Water Board Proposes Emergency Statewide Water Conservation Regulations Urban Water Agencies Could Be Required to File Monthly Water Usage Reports Stepping up its call to increase water conservation during the state’s worsening drought, the State Water Resources Control Board this morning released proposed statewide emergency water conservation regulations […]
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House Holds Hearing on Proposed Waters of the United States Rule
The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee held a hearing to examine the impacts of EPA’s proposed “Definition of the ‘Waters of United States’ Under the Clean Water Act” rule on July 9th. The full Committee hearing, entitled “Navigating the Clean Water Act: Is Water Wet?”, provided members the opportunity to ask EPA Deputy Administrator […]
Continue ReadingCalifornia Drought and Water News for July 9, 2014
Associated Press: California considers mandatory water restrictions NBC Southern California: California Board Considers Fines for Water Wasters McClatchy Washington Bureau: As farm interests line up against water regs, EPA officials begin the hard sell Stockton Record: Delta water getting saltier, fish kills show NBC Southern California: California Drought Creates Extreme Fire Danger, Low Water Reserves Capital Public Radio: Drought Gives […]
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