SAVE THE DATE For Urban Water Institute’s Spring Water Conference February 20-22, 2013 Hilton Palm Springs Hotel 400 East Tahquitz Canyon Way Palm Springs, California 92262 (760) 320-6868 Tentative Program Topics: Controlling the costs of water and power. The power of creativity, shared services to maximize efficiency. Developing insight into […]
Continue ReadingWETA Board Meeting Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 1:30 p.m. The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Board of Directors meeting previously scheduled for December 6 has been rescheduled for Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 1:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the WETA offices located at Pier 9, Suite […]
Continue ReadingAs many of you know, EPA signed settlement agreements in March 2011 that called for EPA to issue the 2013 VGP by November 30, 2012. EPA and Petitioners in NRDC v. EPA modified those settlement agreements to allow the Agency additional time to complete work on the next Vessel General Permit. The modifications extend the […]
Continue ReadingTier 1 Drinking Water Notices Now Available in a Variety of Languages Under legislation enacted in 2011, public water systems are required to provide public notices of Tier 1 drinking water violations in multiple languages based on the population of their service areas. To help ACWA members comply with this requirement, the association has developed Tier 1 notice […]
Continue ReadingFrom the MSI website: “The Marine Science Institute was founded in 1970, around the time that the issue of water resources was becoming a major concern for many Bay Area inhabitants. The Institute’s philosophy was founded on the idea that putting students in direct physical contact with their local bay environment will help cultivate their […]
Continue ReadingSPOTLIGHTS: SPIRIT OF GIVING anyone? SAVE the BAY needs volunteers! Help Save the Bay reach their goal of planting 30,000 native seedlings this winter. Participate in one of their planting events around the Bay throughout the month of December. You know it’s gonna feel good! Find out more – Save the Bay Great news! […]
Continue ReadingCyanotoxins from harmful algal blooms have been causing problems in a number of water bodies in California, and have resulted in drinking water supply concerns, wildlife and domestic animal deaths, human health risks, and restrictions on shellfish harvesting. In spite of these well-documented problems, no monitoring efforts are in place to routinely screen for […]
Continue ReadingFrom Pacific Maritime Magazine Online: Oakland Port Hires New Attorney The Port of Oakland Commission has voted to hire former City Council member Danny Wan as the port’s new attorney, the port announced Nov. 21. Wan is a former member of the Oakland City Council; he was appointed to a seat […]
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