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Congressman Garamendi Pleased Bay-Delta Watershed Designated Critical Conservation Area by USDA
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Congressman Garamendi Pleased Bay-Delta Watershed Designated Critical Conservation Area by USDA

 WALNUT GROVE, CA – Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, CA), a longtime resident of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Member of the House Agriculture and Transportation and Infrastructure committees, is happy to report that the United States Department of Agriculture is naming California’s entire Bay-Delta watershed, covering most of the Central Valley, as one of eight critical conservation […]

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San Francisco Bay Joint Venture Bulletin: May 28, 2014
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San Francisco Bay Joint Venture Bulletin: May 28, 2014

               SAN FRANCISCO BAY JOINT VENTURE – BULLETIN     WHAT DO ALL OF THESE PROJECTS HAVE IN COMMON? … Breuner Marsh SF Bay Living Shorelines Hamilton Wetlands Yosemite Slough South Bay Salt Ponds   Invasive Spartina Treatment Sears Point Bahia Napa Sonoma Marshes Haire Property AcquisitionLower Redwood Creek … THEY WERE ALL SUPPORTED IN […]

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AB 371 To Be Heard in Senate Environmental Quality Committee – CASA Remains Opposed
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AB 371 To Be Heard in Senate Environmental Quality Committee – CASA Remains Opposed

CASA Member Alert:     A modified version of Assembly Bill 371 by Assembly member Rudy Salas is scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Environmental Quality Committee on June 18, 2014. While the bill has been scaled back and no longer seeks to allow Kern County to ban biosolids land application, CASA remains opposed due to […]

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California Drought and Water News for May 28, 2014
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California Drought and Water News for May 28, 2014

Fresno Bee: Bill would allow local groundwater management  The Sacramento Bee: More salmon to get truck rides due to drought Southern California Public Radio: Central Valley lawmakers to discuss drought compromise The Washington Times: Nation could face water shortfall in next decade, watchdog warns Here & Now: AP: Historic Water Claims Mean Special Status, Despite Drought Vox: California’s drought is driving […]

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California Institute for Federal Policy Research Briefing – CCST Reports on Water
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  • onMay 28, 2014
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California Institute for Federal Policy Research Briefing – CCST Reports on Water

THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR FEDERAL POLICY RESEARCH Invites You To Attend A Capitol Hill Lunch Briefing Featuring Two Newly Released S&T Policy-Related Reports on: A Roadmap to a Sustainable Water Future for California And The Efficacy of Digitally Enhanced Education Presented by  California Council on Science and Technology Thursday, June 5, 2014 Noon – 1:00 […]

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State Water Board Drought Year Water Actions
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State Water Board Drought Year Water Actions

The State Water Board has announced proposed regulations that would require curtailments on water diversions if minimum flows in three Sacramento River tributaries are not met. The emergency regulations will establish drought emergency minimum flow requirements for the protection of specific runs of federal- and state-listed anadromous fish in Mill Creek, Deer Creek and Antelope […]

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Draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) and associated Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) Now Available for Public Review and Comment
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Draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) and associated Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) Now Available for Public Review and Comment

The Draft BDCP and BDCP Draft EIR/EIS are being made available to the public for a 180-day review period (including a 60-day extension). The public review and comment period is effective December 13, 2013 through June 13, 2014. Visit the Bay Delta Conservation Plan website for full details. 

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NRDC Issue Brief – Proceed with Caution: California’s Drought and Seawater Desalination
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NRDC Issue Brief – Proceed with Caution: California’s Drought and Seawater Desalination

I. Introduction For California, 2013 was the driest calendar year ever recorded across virtually the entire state.1 On January 17, 2014, Governor Jerry brown proclaimed the drought to be a State of emergency, directed state officials to take all necessary actions to assist the hardest hit communities, and called for all Californians to pitch in to […]

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