ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events.
Judge Upholds 2003 Colorado River Quantification Settlement Agreement
The decade-old pact that apportions the state’s share of water from the Colorado River was upheld in a decision issued this week by Sacramento Superior Court Judge Lloyd G. Connelly.
A set of “coordinated civil cases” had been challenging whether the 2003 Colorado River Quantification Settlement Agreement (QSA) had undergone proper environmental reviews and adheres to the California Environmental Quality Act.
Allocation Partially Restored for Friant District Contractors
The Bureau of Reclamation announced June 5 that after reviewing “better than expected” recent runoff data from the California Department of Water Resources and the National Weather Service, federal officials planned to partially restore some of Friant Division Water Service Contractors water allocation from the Central Valley Project.
Lawsuit Appeals Expanded Critical Habitat for Santa Ana Sucker
A dozen Southern California public agencies followed through this week on their intent to file an appeal regarding an expanded critical habitat designation for the Santa Ana sucker fish.
The lawsuit, filed this week in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals by 12 cities, water districts and a county flood control agency, is asking the court to order the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reevaluate the effect of its decision that doubled the critical habitat area of the threatened fish.
EPA Survey Shows $384 Billion Needed for Drinking Water Infrastructure by 2030
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released a survey showing that $384 billion in improvements are needed for the nation’s drinking water infrastructure through 2030 – with $44 billion of that needed in California – in order for the systems to continue to provide safe drinking water to Americans.
Researchers Putting More Snow Sensors in the Sierra
Cheaper sensor technology is bringing to light more information about California’s snowpack as researchers study how climate change will alter the state’s water resources.
Researchers affiliated with the University of California at Merced’s Sierra Nevada Research Institute continue to install more sensor arrays in the mountains, including a project in the American River watershed where 15 nodes are being installed.
Retail Conservation Pricing Workshop Set for June 19 and 26
ACWA, in partnership with the California Urban Water Conservation Council, the Department of Water Resources and others, will co-host two BMP 1.4 Retail Conservation Pricing workshops on June 19 at the West Sacramento Civic Center Galleria, and June 26 at the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Los Angeles.
The all-day workshops will include panel discussions and small group listening sessions where participant feedback will be collected.
Topics to be addressed include:
Spring Conference Presentations Now Available Online
Power point presentations and video content from ACWA’s 2013 Spring Conference & Exhibition –including addresses by Gov. Jerry Brown, Senate Pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg and State Water Board Chair Felicia Marcus and others — are now available online on the ACWA website.
The presentations and videos, organized by day and time, can be accessed here.
Pre-Applications for Safe Drinking Water SRF Due July 8
Submitted by Matt Williams on Thu, 05/16/2013 – 12:13pm
California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is accepting pre-applications through July 8 for funding disbursed through the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and other state programs.
The 2013 submission period is seeking applicants with projects that correct problems in public water systems. According to CDPH, eligible applicants include community water systems, schools that are public water systems and non-community water systems operated by not-for-profits.
ACWA Region 8 Event – What Lies Beneath? A Look at Groundwater in Southern California
Thu, 06/13/2013
Location:
Carson, CA
ACWA Region 8 Presents
What Lies Beneath?
A Look at Groundwater in Southern California
MCWRA & ACWA Region 3 Joint Program – June 19, 2013
Wed, 06/19/2013 – 10:00am – 2:30pm
Location:
Auburn, CA
MCWRA & ACWA Region 3 Joint Program
Hosted by Placer County Water Agency
– Statewide Water Issues – Upstream Interests –
Please join us for the next MCWRA and ACWA Region 3 joint program on Statewide Water Issues – Upstream Interests
BMP 1.4 Retail Conservation Pricing Workshop
Wed, 06/26/2013 – 9:30am – 4:00pm
Location:
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Los Angeles
ACWA, in partnership with the California Urban Water Conservation Council, the Department of Water Resources and others, will co-host two BMP 1.4 Retail Conservation Pricing workshops on June 19 at the West Sacramento Civic Center Galleria, and June 26 at the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Los Angeles.
The all-day workshops will include panel discussions and small group listening sessions where participant feedback will be collected.
Topics to be addressed include:
ACWA Region 1 Program Take it from the Tap: Promoting Drink Local Campaigns
Fri, 07/19/2013 – 10:00am – 2:30pm
Location:
Santa Rosa, CA
ACWA Region 1 Program
Take it From the Tap:
Promoting Drink Local Campaigns