Wednesday, September 16, 2015 to Friday, September 18, 2015. Lafayette Park Hotel 3287 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Lafayette CA 94549 (925) 263-1725 CMANC’s Fall Meeting We will be at the Lafayette Park Hotel in Lafayette, CA (East of Berkeley and Oakland) for our Annual Fall Meeting. The Hotel is convenient to BART for those flying into San […]
Continue ReadingTHE BULLETIN timely news from the SFBJV July 22, 2015 Ruddy Duck wins Duck Stamp Contest The 2016 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp – better known as the “Duck Stamp” – saw its debut last month and features the Ruddy Duck, a beloved visitor and winter […]
Continue ReadingThe South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Report for Phase 2 alternative plans at the Alviso and Ravenswood ponds is now available for download on the project website at http://www.southbayrestoration.org/planning/phase2/downloads.html. More information about the environmental document is on the Project website at http://www.southbayrestoration.org/planning/phase2/. The Project welcomes comments from the public on the draft […]
Continue ReadingThe Dredged Material Management Office (DMMO) will be holding a meeting on July 22, 2015. Click here to view the agenda. Please review the DMMO web page for changes to this agenda. NOTE: The meeting will be held at the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC). The address is 455 Golden Gate Avenue, […]
Continue ReadingClick here to view the Supplemental Agenda for Port of Oakland Board Meeting on July 23, 2015.
Continue ReadingOn July 15, 2015, the BCDC Policies for a Rising Bay Project held a meeting with Bay Area stakeholders to discuss key fill policy issues from an economic perspective. At the link below, please find the presentation from this meeting. Policies for a Rising Bay Economy Meeting Presentation
Continue ReadingThe Journal of Dredging is published by the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) to provide dissemination of technical and project information on dredging engineering topics. The peer-reviewed papers in this practice-oriented journal will present engineering solutions to dredging and placement problems, which are not normally available from traditional journals. The volume 15, No. 1 edition of the […]
Continue ReadingMaintaining the System of Federal Navigation Projects in California: Increased Harbor Maintenance Tax funding Due to continued pressure by all parties, including CMANC, on “spend the Harbor Maintenance Tax (HMT) for its intended purpose,” Congress has been able to increase funding to the Corps which has resulted in a 50% increase in funding for O&M […]
Continue ReadingOn July 7, 2015 the Department of the Interior (DOI) submitted a letter to the House of Representatives in opposition to H.R. 2898, the Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015. Click here to read the full letter.
Continue ReadingThe Port of Oakland will be holding a Board Meeting on Thursday July 23, 2015. Click here to view the the correct version of the Board agenda. To view all of the agenda related materials please visit the Port of Oakland website here.
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