ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Reclamation Moves to Improve Water Supplies for CVP Contractors The Bureau of Reclamation, working closely with the California Department of Water Resources announced this week that it is taking steps to improve water supply conditions south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta particularly for […]
Continue ReadingOn April 10, Barbara Mikulski, Dianne Feinstein, Lamar Alexander and Richard Shelby co-signed a letter to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works members Barbara Boxer and David Vitter expressing concerns about certain provisions in the WRDA bill. Read the Letter Here
Continue ReadingFor Immediate Release: April 16, 2013 Contact: Jim Billimoria or Justin Harclerode (202) 225-9446 (majority) John Noble (202) 225-4472 (minority) Shuster, Rahall Announce Special Panel Tasked with Developing Freight Transportation Improvements Washington, DC – Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Ranking Member Nick J. Rahall, II (D-WV) today announced […]
Continue Reading550 Kearny Street, Suite 800 San Francisco, CA 94108 415.896.5900 phone 415.896.0332 fax www.esassoc.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Lisa Crossett Director of Corporate Communications (415) 896-5900 lcrossett@esassoc.com Brian Ramos, PhD Joins ESA as Northern California Regional Director San Francisco, CA, March 2013: Environmental Science Associates (ESA), a leading California environmental consulting firm, […]
Continue ReadingGov. Brown: Don’t give up on environmental-law reform by John Diaz “The California Environmental Quality Act was barely four years old when Jerry Brown assumed his first tour of duty in the governor’s office. Today, CEQA has been widely — and justly credited — for its great contribution to preserving California’s natural resources and its […]
Continue ReadingGroundwater Resources Association CalDesal & Association of California Water Agencies Present the 2nd GRACast Web Seminar in the Series on Salt and Nutrient Management Plans Workflow for Salt and Nutrient Plans Dr. Ginachi Amah, Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board Phuong Ly, Water Replenishment District of Southern California Abdi Haile, […]
Continue ReadingRegister Before the April 19th Deadline! Pre-Registration for ACWA’s 2013 Spring Conference & Exhibition, “Rethinking California Water” ends this Friday, April 19 at 4:30 p.m. (PST). REGISTER TODAY! After April 19, you can register on site at the ACWA registration desk located in the West Lobby of the Sacramento Convention center. ACWA conferences are the […]
Continue ReadingAPRIL 2013 Pacific Maritime Magazine PRINT EDITION April 2013 Issue Green Terminals By Kathy A. Smith Federal, state and local regulations call for better management of possible pollutants and invasive species, while at the same time shipping lines are calling for green alternatives both for themselves and to pass along […]
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Coast Guard announced the acceptance of nine ballast water treatment systems today as Alternate Management Systems (AMS) in compliance with the service’s March 2012 final rule for Standards for Living Organisms in Ships’ Ballast Water Discharged in U.S. waters. AMS acceptance by the Coast Guard is a temporary designation given to a ballast […]
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