EBMUD Job Postings for the Week of July 9, 2018
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Continue ReadingAgenda for July 10, 2018 San Francisco Port Commission Meeting
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Continue ReadingNew Funding Program through NFWF
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Continue ReadingState Water Resources Control Board – Updated Notice of Document Availability – Bacteria Provisions
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Continue ReadingBPC Prepares to Engage on AB-617
In 2017, the California State Legislature passed AB-617 and in effect established the Community Air Protection Program (CAPP), which aims to mitigate air quality related health risks at the community level. In accordance with CAPP, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) will be submitting its final selections for candidate communities for consideration to the California Air […]
Continue Reading“San Francisco Bay Coalition” Sends New Letter Regarding Beneficial Use Pilot Program
On June 21, a coalition of organizations including BPC, the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), the Coastal Conservancy, Save The Bay and The Bay Institute sent a letter to Senators Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris and Congressmen Jeff Denham and John Garamendi reiterating its earlier request that the Restoring San Francisco Bay’s […]
Continue ReadingBPC Advocates for Beneficial Reuse of Dredged Sediment in South Bay Salt Pond Phase 2 Support Letter
In a letter submitted to the California State Coastal Conservancy on June 5, BPC provided comments in support of the South Bay Salt Pond (SBSP) Restoration Project Phase 2 Environmental Impact Statement/Report (EIS/EIR) for the Eden Landing Ecological Reserve (ELER). Among other things, Phase 2 would incrementally advance the 50-year plan to convert up to […]
Continue ReadingBPC Dredging & Beneficial Reuse Committee Meets with Corps on Strategic Placement Framework Study
Members of BPC’s Dredging & Beneficial Reuse Committee had the special opportunity to discuss the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) Draft Strategic Placement Framework Report with Corps staff on June 4. Craig Conner (Long Term Management Strategy Program Manager and Flood Risk Manager, San Francisco District) and Thomas Williams (Deputy District Engineer for […]
Continue ReadingWRDA 2018 Legislation Passed by the House of Representatives
The Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (WRDA 2018) bill was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on June 8 in an overwhelming 408-2 vote. The U.S. House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee’s leaders introduced the bipartisan legislation on May 18. The U.S. Senate’s version of WRDA 2018, known as America’s Water Infrastructure Act of […]
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Transportation News for July 10, 2018
Mercury News: Lawsuit targets toll authority over $3 bridge toll increase Mercury News: Sharks file federal suit over parking at BART station in San Jose Mercury News: 1960s black and yellow retro plates are a big hit: Roadshow Mercury News: There’s a cutthroat turf war behind the race to charge Bay Area scooters Marin Independent Journal: Marin traffic is mostly […]
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