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One Week From Today: The BPC Welcome Luncheon for Brigadier General Turner

Don’t Forget to Save Your Seat! Join Bay Planning Coalition Board Members, Member Company representatives, Partners and Friends as we welcome the new South Pacific Division Commander for the US Army Corps of Engineers, Brigadier General C. David Turner.   Wednesday, September 25th 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Sinbad’s Restaurant, Pier 2, San Francisco

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 18, 2013
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Via ACWA: E&E News – WETLANDS: Obama admin proposes rule, yanks guidance on regulatory reach

E&ENews PM An E&E Publishing Service WETLANDS: Obama admin proposes rule, yanks guidance on regulatory reach  (Tuesday, September 17, 2013) Annie Snider, E&E reporter The Obama administration proposed a rule today aimed at clarifying federal regulatory jurisdiction over isolated streams, wetlands and other water resources and withdrew a proposed guidance on the issue that had […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 18, 2013
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From ACWA: Comment Letters Needed on Draft Chromium-6 MCL Resources Available to Help Water Systems Estimate Impact

Comment Letters Needed on Draft Chromium-6 MCL Resources Available to Help Water Systems Estimate Impact   As previously reported by ACWA, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released the nation’s first draft drinking water standard for chromium-6 on Aug. 22. The proposed maximum contaminant level (MCL) of 10 parts per billion (ppb) was issued […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 17, 2013
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Pacific Maritime Magazine News Online, September 17, 2013

    Subscribe toPacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION September 2013 Issue    Fidley Watch: Congressional Representation   By Chris Philips, Managing Editor, PMM    Washington State’s Junior Senator, Maria Cantwell (D) has perked up the ears of the maritime community with recent comments about the Jones Act.    At a hearing of the Energy and […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 17, 2013
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Senators Introduce Harbor Tax Bill Overhaul

Thanks to ENS Resources for sending along this news: (Politico) MT EXCLUSIVE — Harbor tax overhaul: Today Washington Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell introduce a bill (text: http://1.usa.gov/16eZfDG) to replace the harbor maintenance tax with a “maritime goods movement user fee” that would end companies skirting the U.S. tax and would double the money […]

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BPC Expert Briefing: The South Bay Salt Ponds Restoration Project

What:  An Expert Forum on the South Bay Salt Ponds Restoration Project When:  Monday, September 23, from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm  Where: The Port of Oakland First Floor Exhibit Room, 530 Water Street, Oakland, CA Who: The California State Coastal Conservancy, among others, will present on the South Bay Shoreline Study and Salt Ponds […]

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