EBMUD in the Contra Costa Times: Tapping the Sacramento River in a drought year makes huge difference for EBMUD customers
John A. Coleman, CEO of Bay Planning Coalition and Board Member of the East Bay Municipal Utility District, co-wrote a Guest Commentary for the Contra Costa Times on May 3. Guest Commentary: Tapping the Sacramento River in a drought year makes huge difference for EBMUD customers By John A. Coleman and Andy Katz […]
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WETA Board Meeting, Thursday, May 8
WETA Board Meeting Thursday, May 8, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. The next San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Board of Directors meeting will be held Thursday, May 8, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at the WETA offices located at Pier 9, Suite 111 on The Embarcadero in San Francisco, CA. The meeting […]
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Bank of the West US Outlook Report, May 2, 2014
U.S. economic growth was weaker than already lackluster expectations in the first quarter. The first quarter advance reading of real GDP growth came in at a disappointing 0.1% annualized rate, considerably lower than economists’ consensus expectations of 1.2 percent. Thursday’s weak construction spending report raises the odds that Q1 GDP could be revised lower and […]
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Wells Fargo Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary, May 2, 2014
Farewell to Winter Weather Woes · Nonfarm payrolls bid adieu to the sluggish pace of employment growth during the winter months. Payrolls surged by 288,000 jobs in April with upward revisions to February and March and the unemployment fell to 6.3 percent. The drop in the unemployment rate, however, was due to a significant decline […]
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Completes Wetlands Database and Mapping Tool
To coincide with American Wetlands Month, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced the completion of the most comprehensive and detailed U.S. wetland data set ever produced, capping a 35-year effort by the Service to map the extent of the nation’s wetlands. The Wetlands Inventory Mapper has digitally mapped and made publicly available wetlands […]
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Coast Guard, NOAA and Corps Announce Public Discussion on Nagivational Aid Technology
Thanks to our friends at ENS Resources for sharing this news: The US Coast Guard issued a news release stating that it, the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), as part of the Future of Navigation Initiative, will hold nationwide public discussions on navigational aid technology and […]
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Job Openings with the Cities of San Mateo, West Sacramento and Napa
• City of San Mateo Community Development Director • City of West Sacramento Water Treatment Plant Superintendent • City of Napa Water Treatment Facility Operator
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Today’s California Drought-Related News
The SF Chronicle: Sierra Snowpack is Barely There Circle of Blue: Groundwater tables in most of California are at all-time lows, State report says BPR: Parched California: The Golden State’s Severe Drought Capitol Public Radio: Clean Water Advocates Call Proposed Recycled Water Rules ‘Permissive’ CBS Sacramento: Lack Of Water Taking California Farmers Into Uncharted Territory Capital […]
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Pacific Maritime Magazine News Online, May 2, 2014
Subscribe toPacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION April 2014 Issue E-Nav Data as Evidence By Michael A. Moore The e-navigation revolution is making waves in more places than the bridges of commercial vessels – electronic technology leaves trails of data and has become accepted in courtrooms as evidence. Most definitions […]
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