I. Introduction For California, 2013 was the driest calendar year ever recorded across virtually the entire state.1 On January 17, 2014, Governor Jerry brown proclaimed the drought to be a State of emergency, directed state officials to take all necessary actions to assist the hardest hit communities, and called for all Californians to pitch in to […]
Continue Reading• East Quincy Services District, General Manager • City of Santa Clara, Utility Business Systems Manager • Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency, Maintenance Mechanic I-II • City of Glendora, Equipment Operator • East Bay Municipal Utility District, Junior Engineer (Electrical)
Continue ReadingABC News: California’s Flawed Water System Can’t Track Usage SF Gate: California’s drought takes center stage in D.C. Recordnet.com: Water pumping creates groundswell for regulation Daily Democrat: Congress must act to address state’s water crisis Daily Democrat: Water shortages take toll on state’s alfalfa yields Fresh Plaza: US (CA): Drought bad for citrus now, could […]
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Continue Reading2013 was California’s driest year on record since 1895. A water bond likely worth more than 8 billion on the ballot for November 2014 will help, and the state water plan just released in October set goals for alleviating problems including worsening water scarcity, uncertain water supplies, and declining groundwater levels and contaminated drinking water. […]
Continue ReadingThe State Water Board approved Emergency Regulations for Curtailment of Diversions Due to Insufficient Flow for Specific Fisheries at its May 20, 21, 2014 Board meeting. On May 23, 2014, the State Water Board staff submitted the emergency rulemaking package to the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) for final approval. The OAL submittal is available […]
Continue ReadingThe State Water Resources Control Board will hold a Public Hearing to determine whether to issue a Cease and Desist Order and whether to impose Administrative Civil Liability against Robert Mann (individual and trustee) and Robert C. Mann 1999 Trust. The Public Hearing will commence on August 26, 2014 and continue, if necessary, on August […]
Continue ReadingThe State Water Resources Control Board will hold a Public Hearing to determine whether to issue a Cease and Desist Order and whether to impose Administrative Civil Liability against Stornetta Family Trust and Newton Dal Poggetto (trustee). The Public Hearing will commence on September 2, 2014 and continue, if necessary, on September 3, 2014. Read […]
Continue ReadingThe May 23 issue of ACWA News is now available online. This issue looks back at the 2014 ACWA Spring Conference & Exhibition on May 6-9. Nearly 1,700 local and state water leaders from throughout California gathered in Monterey to explore topics ranging from drought to sustainable groundwater management to reducing the amount of water […]
Continue ReadingThe Fresno Bee: Senate passes California drought-relief bill The Sacramento Bee: Video simulation captures scale of Delta tunnel project SF Gate: The coast is clear: Water good at most Bay Area beaches Valley Public Radio: U.S. Senate Passes Emergency Drought Relief Act The Sacramento Bee: California drought will hit cost of rice hardest San Francisco […]
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