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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 22, 2013
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Pacific Maritime Magazine News Online, November 22, 2013

    Subscribe toPacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION November 2013 Issue    Fidley Watch – Warrior to Watchstander   By Chris Philips, Managing Editor   Richard Berkowitz, Director of Operations of the Transportation Institute (www.trans-inst.org), recently made us aware of a particularly difficult workforce development issue – one that should have the attention of every […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 22, 2013
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Urban Water Institute’s Spring Water Conference

  PLEASE REGISTER for Urban Water Institute’s Spring Water Conference “Water: The Future Is Now!”   February 19-21, 2014   Hear Opposing Views From Several Experts on These Hot Button Issues:   – Futuristic Watershed Management – A Case Study – Bay Area Innovation…What’s New in Northern California Water? – Cutting Edge Water Research at […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 22, 2013
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2014 Water Leaders Class

Water Education Foundation   Designed as a program for working professionals, participation involves a time commitment from both the class member and the employer.   Class requirements include:     *   Attending a January orientation   *   Attending two Foundation water tours   *   Attending the Foundation’s March 27 Executive Briefing   *   Shadowing and […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 21, 2013
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A Message from the State Water Resources Control Board

  The deadline for submitting comments on the Water Boards’ Groundwater Workplan Concept Paper has been extended from Friday, December 6, to Wednesday, December 18, 2013.  Please provide comments to Eric Oppenheimer at eric.oppenheimer@waterboards.ca.gov.   Background Information:   Groundwater Workplan Concept Paper Available   The Water Boards are in the process of developing a workplan […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 21, 2013
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Support The Bay Institute’s work to conserve San Francisco Bay

Right now, the San Francisco Bay-Delta watershed is more important than ever. This rich national treasure ranges from the salty waters beneath the Golden Gate to the brackish waters of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and contains over 90% of the state’s remaining coastal wetlands. The estuary’s vast upstream watershed drains more than 40% of California’s […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 21, 2013
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ACWA eNews for Nov. 20, 2013

  ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. DWR Announces Initial Water Delivery Estimate for 2014 The Department of Water Resources today announced an initial allocation of 5% of requested deliveries to State Water Project (SWP) contractors for calendar year 2014. The initial allocation — or water delivery estimate — […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 20, 2013
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From Bloomberg Government: Conferees Close in on WRDA Deal

Conferees Close in on WRDA Deal By Derek Wallbank Senate Environment and Public Works Chairman Barbara Boxer said she’s “very optimistic” about prospects for an agreement on the water-resources bill, H.R. 3080. It would be the first water infrastructure measure enacted since 2007, and has been endorsed by both Tea Party Republicans and by Democrats […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onNovember 20, 2013
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California Maritime Leadership Symposium Announces 2014 Honoree of Merit

2014 Honoree of Merit Announced!    The organizing committee of the 14th Annual California Maritime Leadership Symposium recently announced the Port of San Francisco as the 2014 Honoree of Merit. The Port will be honored during a special reception held on February 19th, 2014 in the California State Capitol Building Rotunda for the attendees of the […]

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