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  • by BPC Staff
  • onMarch 24, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for March 24, 2015

The Center for Investigative Reporting: As water dwindles, lawmakers seek access to confidential well logs Capital Public Radio: Proposed Office To Help Poor Communities Get Clean Drinking Water KQED: A Candid Conversation With California’s ‘Water Czar’ The Washington Post: These snowless ski resorts show just how bad California’s drought really is The Atlantic: Finding the Right Price for Water The […]

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Notice of Opportunity to Comment – Central Valley Region Diazinon and Chlorpyrifos Basin Plan Amendment

This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Attached here is a Notice of Opportunity to Comment on the proposed approval of an amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River Basins for the control of Diazinon and chlorpyrifos discharges. Comment Deadline is April 23, […]

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  • onMarch 24, 2015
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Transportation News for March 24, 2015

San Jose Mercury News: Roadshow: New sales tax for traffic relief has its detractors  Contra Costa Times: West Contra Costa: Transportation committee poised to go ahead with I-80 corridor study  Sacramento Bee: Three California senators heading to Japan POLITICO Morning Transportation for 3/24/2015 By HEATHER CAYGLE, with help from Kevin Robillard COMING SOON: BIPARTISAN BILL WITH GAS TAX […]

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  • onMarch 24, 2015
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Energy News for March 24, 2015

Associated Press: GOP lawmaker targets Obama climate plan Bloomberg: Cheap Batteries Under the Hood Add Power to Cut Fuel Consumption Associated Press: Analysis: U.S. oil companies use drilling innovations to compete with OPEC Fuel Fix: Sempra unit applies for FERC pre-filing review of Texas LNG project Reuters: Texas company proposes LNG project to FERC Oil & Gas Journal: Federal rules will […]

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ACWA News for March 20, 2015

March 20, 2015 ACWA News  This issue outlines the State Water Resources Control Board’s new outdoor watering restrictions adopted on March 17 for urban water districts. The restrictions are intended to push residents to conserve even more water as the state lurches toward a fourth year of drought. In another article, results from a new […]

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California Marine Affairs and Navigation Conference (CMANC) – Washington Meeting Recap

Monday, March 9, 2015 to Thursday, March 12, 2015. Liaison Capitol Hill 415 New Jersey Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C.  20001 (202) 638-1616 CMANC’s Washington Meeting Recap     Our Annual Meeting to educate Congress and The Administration on the value of the system of ports and harbors in California to the Nation and to advocate […]

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  • onMarch 23, 2015
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California Water & Drought News for March 23, 2015

Sacramento Bee: Jerry Brown: Opposition on climate change ‘borders on the immoral’ Los Angeles Times: Capitol Journal: Thirsty crops should require state regulation Christian Science Monitor: Will California’s drought affect hydroelectric power? The Atlantic: The Economics of California’s Drought: What happens when the country’s largest state runs low on water? The Weather Channel: Megadrought Risk Growing For United States, Climate Models […]

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Notice of Public Meetings – Desalination Amendments

This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Attached here is a Notice of Public Meeting on the Proposed Final Amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan for Ocean Waters of California Addressing Desalination Facility Intakes, Brine Discharges and the Incorporation of other Non-Substantive Changes and Proposed Final Staff Report Including the […]

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