BPC’s 28th Annual Membership Meeting Thursday, December 8, 201111:30a.m. – 1:30 p.m.St. Francis Yacht Club The annual meeting and luncheon is a great place to meet and greet BPC members, agency guests, and business colleagues as well as catch up on BPC’s activities. We hold this event at San Francisco’s St. Francis Yacht Club which […]
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Economic Data Continue to Point to Moderate Growth · The trade balance narrowed again in the month of September to -$43.1 billion from -$44.9 billion in August. Exports helped to narrow the deficit, increasing 1.4 percent for the month. · Small business optimism remained very depressed in October as NFIB survey respondents continued to be […]
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Job Title:Supervisory Fish Biologist Department:Department Of The Interior Agency:Interior, US Fish and Wildlife Service As a senior fish biologist, you will plan, develop, coordinate, and conduct vital fishery resource assessments and aquatic ecosystem monitoring related to the Interagency Ecological Program for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary. You will participate with local, Tribal, State and Federal […]
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Changes to the Regulation on Fuel Sulfur and Other Operational Requirements for Ocean-Going Vessels within California Waters and 24 Nautical Miles of the California Baseline On December 1, 2011, the California Air Resources Board will begin enforcement of the changes to the rule. For more information regarding the changes, visit: http://www.arb.ca.gov/ports/marinevess/documents/marinenote2011_2.pdf
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The study has been published to the SPN Navigation Program website at: http://www.spn.usace.army.mil/project_programs/documents_notices.html
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Read the WeeklyEconomicFinancialCommentary_11042011
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The Association of Clean Water Agencies (ACWA) issues a weekly Washington Report. 12/16/11 report Important California Provisions in Omnibus Appropriations Bill EPA to Estimate the Value of Water to U.S. Economy Senate Holds Bipartisan Meeting on Water Infrastructure Past Issues: 11/4/11 report Hearing on National Ocean Policy EPA Announces Final Study to Assess Hydraulic Fracturing […]
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On October 31, 2011, the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES ) pesticide general permit (PGP) for aquatic pesticide applications went into effect. The U.S. EPA has assigned the State of California primacy for the implementation and enforcement of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA), including NPDES permits. This […]
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November 1, 2011 Air-cushioned hovercraft vessels, long popular in Europe but little used in the United States, could be the answer for a trio of East Bay cities that long have sought ferry service to San Francisco. Although a number of bureaucratic, political and physical hurdles remain, the Bay Area’s water transit agency is exploring […]
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November 1, 2011 When the America’s Cup races sail into San Francisco in 2012 and 2013 they will deliver $1.4 billion in economic benefits to the Bay Area, San Mateo County Supervisors were told Tuesday. Adam Van De Water, San Francisco’s assistant project director for the 34th America’s Cup, told supervisors the international sailing competition […]
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