1) The Eastern & Western Chapters of WEDA are pleased to announce that they will hold their respective Annual Meetings for 2014 in October. Below you will find a summary of each of the events. 2014 Eastern Chapter Annual Meeting When: October 14- 16, 2014 Add to Calendar Where: The Westin Peachtree Plaza 210 Peachtree Street […]
Continue ReadingFrom E&E Daily WATER: Dems introduce bill to expand Calif. reservoir; Feinstein stumps for wider drought bill (Friday, April 11, 2014) Debra Kahn, E&E reporter Amid California’s continuing drought, House Democrats introduced a bill yesterday to expand a reservoir in the San Francisco Bay Area to supply the region with water from the […]
Continue ReadingMercury News editorial: California should embrace breakthrough on groundwater protection In a remarkable turn of events, California’s devastating drought could produce one of the state’s biggest environmental breakthroughs in decades. Lawmakers need to seize the moment and enact groundwater management legislation to halt the draining of the aquifer under the state’s most fertile farmland, a […]
Continue ReadingApril 10, 2014 ACWA-Sponsored Bill on Recycled Water Pipeline Projects Headed for Hearing Support Letters Needed for Assembly Natural Resources Committee The Assembly Natural Resources Committee will soon consider AB 2417, ACWA-sponsored legislation that would cut red tape for local communities to install, maintain and operate recycled water pipelines, also known as “purple pipes.” Authored […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: California water plan unveils hardships to come as drought persists KTVU: Water deliveries remain at 0 pending further study Capitol Weekly: Farms feel drought’s wrath CBS Bay Area: New desalinization method from Livermore lab could help California through drought
Continue ReadingOn April 9, 2014, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) and U. S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) submitted a request for modifications to the Order, revised on March 18, 2014, that approved a temporary urgency change in license and permit terms and conditions for the State Water Project and the Central Valley Project requiring […]
Continue ReadingOh behalf of the Navy, below in PDF is the agenda for the next Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) meeting. The meeting is next Tuesday, April 15 beginning at 7:00 p.m., at the Casa de la Vista on Treasure Island. For meeting minutes from past meetings and other Treasure Island information, see the Navy’s website: www.bracpmo.navy.mil. […]
Continue ReadingPlease see the attached list of presenters for the upcoming SoCal SETAC ( Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry) meeting in San Diego April24-25. Thursday is a special copper session with 11 invited speakers. SoCal SETAC 2014 Annual Conference Program Register at: http://www.socalsetac.org/payments.html
Continue ReadingACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. State and Federal Officials Release 2014 Drought Operations Plan State and federal officials on April 9 released a joint drought operations plan that provides a framework for water management actions through November, outlining proposed operations to meet water supply needs for health […]
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