Bay Area Challenge Final Design Concepts Announced In May 2017, the Bay Area Challenge launched with a regional call to action to bring together local residents, community organizations, public officials and local, national, and international experts to develop innovative solutions that will strengthen the region’s resilience to sea level rise, severe storms, flooding, and earthquakes. […]
Continue ReadingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE Law or Not? By Chris Philips, Managing Editor In late 2013 the State of Washington announced its intention to petition the EPA to declare all of Puget Sound a “No Discharge Zone” (NDZ). The […]
Continue ReadingClick here to view Resilient By Design’s Dispatches from the Challenge for May 14, 2018.
Continue ReadingClick here to view the State Water Resources Control Board Notice of Public Meeting and Consideration of Adoption concerning the proposed Sediment Quality Provisions amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan.
Continue ReadingNewsletter May 7, 2018 WHEN SHOULD LANDOWNERS SEEK PERMITS FOR “INCIDENTAL TAKING” OF ENDANGERED SPECIES? Questions often arise whether land use and development activities would modify wildlife habitat in ways that “take” endangered species. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has published a guidance memorandum explaining what landowners should consider […]
Continue ReadingClick here for information and helpful links concerning the May 8 Eden Landing Phase 2 Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Report and Ravenswood Working Groups meeting.
Continue ReadingAbstracts Due June 29, 2018 The Call for Abstracts is now available. Please review the abstract format/content requirements and the tentative technical topic list, then submit your abstract to be included in the multilevel review that will begin in July 2018. Major Topic Areas Not an exhaustive list, abstracts are welcome on all relevant topics. · […]
Continue ReadingRFA Opening date correction The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announces the release of its National Priorities: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Request for Application (RFA). URL: https://www.epa.gov/research-grants/national-priorities-and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances Open Date: May 4, 2018 – June. 18, 2018 National Priorities: Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances Background: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announces the release of its National Priorities: Per- […]
Continue ReadingMAY 2 0 1 8 Nuggets of Bay-Delta news—pearls in the ocean of information—curated by the reporters and editors of ESTUARY News magazine. N E W S The country’s tiniest falcon—the stunning American kestrel—is declining throughout the United States, and California seems especially hard hit: Kestrel numbers during the Golden […]
Continue ReadingClick here to view information on the Sea Change SMC Next Steps Meeting.
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