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Notice of Hearing and Pre-Hearing Conference for West Side Irrigation District

This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. SWRCB has issued a Notice of Public Hearing and Pre-Hearing Conferece to determine whether to issue a Cease and Desist Order against West Side Irrigation District – Old River Tributary to San Joaquin River San Joaquin County. Click here to view the Notice. The Pre-Hearing Conference […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 4, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for September 3, 2015

Times-Standard: Be prepared — be very prepared McClatchydc.com: Fight between tribes and farmers over Northern California’s water California Farm Bureau: California Farm Bureau Federation Commentary: News on Crop Revenue Reports Misses Part of Story Monterey County Weekly: California’s drought is breeding a new culture of tattling for the sake of our aquifers. KCRW: Is California at Risk for a Katrina-like […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 4, 2015
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Energy News for September 3, 2015

Bloomberg: House committee to consider crude exports this month, sources say Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Shell Oil exec bullish about Chukchi drilling San Antonio Express-News: Sen. Bennet expresses conditional support for crude exports The Wall Street Journal: Judge: SEC should act on final disclosure rule for extraction firms FuelFix.com: EIA: Shale boom drives oil, gas output’s resilience to storms Chemical Week: Clariant looks […]

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Materials for MUN Stakeholder Meeting on September 3, 2015

This is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5). The next “Evaluation of the Municipal and Domestic Supply (MUN) Beneficial Use in Ag Dominated Surface Waters”  stakeholder meeting is tomorrow, September 3, 2015 from 9 am – 12 pm in Rancho Cordova. The agenda has a webinar link for […]

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Boxer to Block House Drought Bill

CALIFORNIA: Boxer vows to block ‘devastating’ House drought bill Debra Kahn, E&E reporter Published: Tuesday, September 1, 2015 Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) promised yesterday that she would block a House bill aimed at easing the effects of California’s drought. In wide-ranging remarks yesterday at a San Francisco event put on by the think tank Public […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 2, 2015
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California Water and Drought News for September 2, 2015

Los Angeles Times: Unintended consequences of conserving water: leaky pipes, less revenue, bad odors Associated Press: Flows cut at Folsom Lake to conserve Sacramento water supply McClatchy Washington Bureau: In drought-stricken California, the drops that divide farmers and tribes Water Deeply: Drought Puts California Water Rights in Crosshairs for Reform Bloomberg: Warm Winter Looms for U.S. as El Nino Builds […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 2, 2015
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Public Comment Period Open for Tentative Order to Update Phillips 66 SF Refinery’s WDRs

This is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region (2). The 30-day public comment period is open for a tentative order that will update the Phillips 66 San Francisco Refinery’s Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs).  The tentative order will rescind and supersede outdated WDRs, update ownership information, update maintenance […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 2, 2015
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Energy News for September 2, 2015

FuelFix.com: Crude exports won’t prompt gasoline price hike, EIA report finds The Associated Press: Texas earthquakes unlikely to be caused by energy drilling, state regulator finds Forbes: Obama should recognize Alaskans’ support for Arctic development Bloomberg: Report: Lifting sanctions on Iran could drive oil output decline in Americas SNL Financial: Experts: Groups could race to challenge CPP upon rule issuance

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