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Egeria Densa Treatments for Discovery Bay August 31 to September 21

INVASIVE WEED TREATMENTS   CA State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways Egeria Densa, Curlyleaf  Pondweed Control Program – 2015 Treatment Plan for Discovery Bay August 31- September 21 View Larger Image Herbicide applications for all 2015 treatment sites were completed during the last week of May, with the exception of Discovery Bay. Based on observed […]

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Water Hyacinth Treatments for the Week of August 31 to September 4

  INVASIVE WEED TREATMENTS CA State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways Water Hyacinth and Spongeplant Control Program – 2015 Treatments for the Week of August 31 thru September 4  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, […]

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  • onAugust 28, 2015
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Energy News for August 28, 2015

Wall Street Journal: Falling oil prices drive global pullback from exploration The Globe and Mail: Tech companies devise solutions to help lower oil production costs Bloomberg: For Oil Producers Cash Is King, and That’s Why They Just Can’t Stop Drilling Bloomberg: Excluding a Slump in Oil Investments, the U.S. Economy Grew the Most in Nine Years CNBC: Oil steadies as equities […]

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California Water and Drought News for August 28, 2015

Associated Press: California water use drops by 31.3 percent in July, says state report Associated Press: California seeks permits for giant water tunnels project New York Times: California Beats Water Conservation Goal for 2nd Straight Month Al Jazeera America: California surpasses water-savings goal, cuts use by more than 30% Capital Press: Researchers give dry farming a try Appeal-Democrat: Biggs rice station […]

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Transportation News for August 28, 2015

San Francisco Chronicle: Muni ready to roll out its new plans for better service  Oakland Tribune: AC Transit’s Oakland-SF routes topic of hearing  San Francisco Examiner: SFO renews permits for Uber, Lyft after criticizing flighty practices   POLITICO Morning Transportation for 8/28/2015 By JENNIFER SCHOLTES, with help from Kathryn A. Wolfe AUTOMAKERS WAGE PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE AGAINST CAR-HACKING BILL: […]

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Federal Judge Blocks New Obama Administration Water Rule

Wall Street Journal: Federal Judge Blocks New Obama Administration Water Rule EPA says injunction only applies in 13 states that had sued to challenge the new regulation By AMY HARDER and BRENT KENDALL Updated Aug. 27, 2015 8:30 p.m. ET A federal judge on Thursday blocked an Obama administration rule, set to go into effect Friday, that seeks to put […]

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Bank of the West US Outlook Report for August 28, 2015

US Outlook Report: Tallying Up the Damage from Financial Panic Global investor confidence rapidly eroded this week before recovering some poise by week end, doing noticeable damage to global and U.S. stock market wealth. The selling pressure was mitigated temporarily as China jumped in on Tuesday with across the board 25-basis-point cuts to their monetary […]

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Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment and Notice of Public Meeting — GRAP

This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Attached here is a Revised Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment and Notice of Public Meeting and Consideration of Adoption on the Proposed Draft Resolution for the Discontinuation of Discussions regarding Statewide Approach to Addressing Water Quality Impacts from Livestock Grazing.  

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onAugust 27, 2015
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PG&E SmartDay — August 28, 2015

PG&E has called a SmartDay™ event for Friday, August 28, 2015. Remember to reduce your energy use between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. to save energy when electric rates are highest. For more information, or to update your notification preferences, please visit pge.com/smartrate or call 1-866-743-0263. Learn how to save energy on SmartDays™ at the […]

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