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CASA Connects Newsletter for September 14, 2015

Legislature Adjourns 2015 Session On Friday, September 11, the Legislature adjourned the 2015 Legislative Session. As usual, the final few weeks of the Session were filled with a flurry of activity as legislators, staff, and advocates raced to wrap up action on the remaining bills and major outstanding issues before the final deadline. Several issues […]

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California Water and Drought News for September 14, 2015

Capital Public Radio News: California Drought Factor In Rapid Growth Of Wildfires Los Angeles Times: After heat wave, rain on the way to Southern California New York Times: Moving Fast, Fire Scorches Community in California San Francisco Chronicle: ‘Incredibly fast’ Valley Fire destroys hundreds of homes San Francisco Chronicle: Who owns California’s water? Gold Rush-era laws cripple system San Francisco […]

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Energy News for September 14, 2015

The Hill: Analysis: GOP, groups seek to strengthen fight against CPP Reuters: Oil producers plan wastewater disposal unit spinoffs to generate cash CNBC: Oil glut, storage dearth may drive prices to $20, Goldman says Associated Press: Feds identify inspection failures before Calif. spill SNL Financial: Crude exports bill unlikely to clear Senate, analysts say Reuters: Calif. lawmakers scale back climate legislation […]

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Transportation News for September 14, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: BART, packed with record crowds, to expand service San Jose Mercury News: San Francisco Bay ferry rider surge fuels expansion dream  San Jose Mercury News: Santa Clara County: Transportation project wish list for tax funds tops $50 billion  Contra Costa Times: Bay Area unlikely to follow San Francisco’s footsteps on housing crisis Politico: POLITICO Morning Transportation for […]

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Groundwater Adjudication Bills Sent to Governor’s Desk

Sept. 11, 2015 Groundwater Adjudication Bills Sent to Governor’s Desk ACWA Moved to Neutral Position after Final Round of Amendments Legislation aimed at improving the groundwater basin adjudication process won final approval in the Assembly and Senate this week and is now on the governor’s desk. The bills, AB 1390 (Alejo) and SB 226 (Pavley), […]

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Water Hyacinth Treatments for the Week of September 14 through September 18, 2015

INVASIVE WEED TREATMENTS CA State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways Water Hyacinth and Spongeplant Control Program – 2015 Treatments for the Week of September 14 thru September 18  View Larger Image The primary reason why DBW partially treats a site: Learn More “Treatment sites and schedules are subject to change based on regulatory requirements, weather conditions, […]

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RMP eUpdate: September 2015

www.sfei.org/rmp September 2015 The Pulse of the Bay RMP Annual Meeting New Additions to SFEI’s Clean Water Program Team Follow us on Twitter! More news and RMP Information available at: http://www.sfei.org/rmp September 10, 2015 The Pulse of the Bay The digital version of the 2015 Pulse of the Bay is now available for download!  This edition […]

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Pacific Maritime Online Magazine News for September 11, 2015

  FORWARD  SIGN UP TO RECEIVE PMM ONLINE SUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION   INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE   Totem Ocean: Built for Alaska By Bee Meas and Tyler Edgar On September 10, 1975, the S/S Great Land completed Totem Ocean’s inaugural voyage across the Gulf of Alaska, establishing a new, critical link between the ports […]

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