This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Attached here is a Notice of Opportunity to Comment on the proposed approval of Region 9 amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Diego Basin that would change the nitrate water quality objective for groundwaters, incorporate the Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems […]
Continue ReadingBank of the West U.S. Outlook Report: It’s All About the Jobs The July jobs report came in about as we and the consensus expected. There is nothing in the report that should dissuade the FOMC from their initial rate increase in September. The net 215K nonfarm jobs created in July brings the year-to-date job […]
Continue ReadingNational Examiner: Energy policy finds little room in early debate CNBC: Oil up, on track for sixth weekly loss Wall Street Journal: Oil up, on track for sixth weekly loss FuelFix.com: Report: Track-side tech can help improve oil-by-rail safety efforts Bloomberg: Analysis: More explorers sell assets amid declining capital markets access Associated Press: April power plant carbon emissions are lowest in […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Will Uber drivers lawsuit get class-action status? Napa Valley Register: Before the car, an electric railroad ruled the Napa Valley Sacramento Bee: Who wins in California politics: Uber or taxis? The Hill: Senate bill would nearly double the gas tax Bay Area Monitor: Pilot Projects and Policy Analysis: A Search for Better Parking POLITICO Morning Transportation […]
Continue Reading4th Annual CalDesal Conference / Register Today! Dates: October 1-2, 2015 Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Ontario Airport 222 North Vineyard Avenue Ontario, California $99 Single/Double rate per night We have secured a block of rooms at a discounted rate if you reserve a room prior to September 9, 2015. Please contact the hotel directly at […]
Continue ReadingACWA 2015 Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Workshop ACWA CLE 2015 September 10-11, 2015 Waterfront Hotel Located near Jack London Square in Oakland, CA – Felicia Marcus, Chair, State Water Resources Control Board, is confirmed to speak on the Thursday morning program “State Board 101”. The workshop will also include programs on topics such as: * […]
Continue ReadingINVASIVE WEED TREATMENTS CA State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways Water Hyacinth and Spongeplant Control Program – 2015 Treatments for the Week of August 10 thru August 14 View Larger Image “Treatment sites and schedules are subject to change based on regulatory requirements, weather conditions, plant growth and movement, waterway traffic, listed fish […]
Continue ReadingThe Port of Redwood City will hold a public hearing this Monday, August 10, at 7 PM on a draft study and environmental analysis of its planned harbor dredging project. The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project is one of the sites under consideration to receive the dredged sediments.The deadline to comment on the report […]
Continue ReadingSPONSORS Produced By Ferries Conference Update October 6, 2015 – Seattle, Washington Join us in Seattle this October, where public transit agencies, port districts, municipalities and other ferry system users, will meet with the operators, architects, engineers and shipyards providing the boats and expertise needed for successful ferry operations. This year’s program […]
Continue ReadingThe PIANC InCom WG 140 – ‘Semi-Probabilistic Design Concept for Inland Hydraulic Structures’ has been released today. Attached here you can find a press release dealing with this recently published report.
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