The White House has released finalized Principles and Requirements (Guidelines) for federal investments in projects that affect water quality or flows. There is a prohibition against this release in the recently passed 2015 appropriations bill so it remains unclear how the new P&R will proceed. ACWA will provide further analysis of this document in the […]
Continue ReadingThis is the “Second Call for Papers” for the Dredging Summit & Expo scheduled to be held at the Westin Galleria in Houston from June 22-25, 2015. The deadline date for submission of abstracts is January 15, 2015. The Technical Papers Committee will review all one-page Abstracts and notify authors of acceptance and final manuscript instruction for production […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for Dec. 17, 2014 in ACWA eNews ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León Announces Committee Chairs Submitted by Pamela Martineau on Wed, 12/17/2014 – 5:18pm Senate President Pro Tempore Kevin de León today announced committee chairs for the upcoming 2015-’16 […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: California drought: We need 11 trillion gallons of water in the bank CBS San Francisco: Wettest Start To December In Bay Area History: 736% Of Normal Fox 40: Colder Storms Needed to Ease Drought Capital Public Radio: California Drought Continues To Concern Ranchers And Farmers Modesto Bee: Sierra snowstorms mark opening of winter recreation season Davis Enterprise: Rain […]
Continue ReadingNDTV: Cabinet Clears Amendment to Goods and Services Tax Bill
Continue Readingwww.sfei.org/rmp December 2014 eBook Version of RMP Update Now Available New & Improved Contaminant Data Display and Download (CD3) Tool Other Recent Products Follow Us on Twitter, Email Us eBook Version of RMP Update Now Available The RMP Update provides a concise overview of recent RMP activities and findings, and a look […]
Continue ReadingSanta Rosa Press Democrat: SMART gives go-ahead to large wetland restoration Marin Independent Journal: Marin climate change program puts face on sea-level rise Sacramento Bee: California highways seeing record traffic, bucking years of decline Oakland Tribune: MTC commissioners beginning to see they were misled San Francisco Chronicle: Bridge rods, bolts are safe, can stay, draft report says
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press: N.Y. decision to ban fracking met with criticism Bloomberg: Congress weighing allowing U.S. oil exports amid limited global market SNL Financial: FERC staff issues positive review of LNG terminal, pipeline expansion Reuters: Chevron puts Arctic oil drilling plan on hold The Bakken magazine: Texas A&M professors call for ending U.S. crude exports ban EENews.net: Exec: “Moneyball” approach helps […]
Continue ReadingNDTV: Cabinet Clears Amendment to Goods and Services Tax Bill
Continue ReadingInstant Analysis of Today’s December FOMC Statement FOMC is getting serious about raising the Fed funds target rate in 2015 Yellen says liftoff could happen as soon as April 2015- though still data dependent Dot-plot remains more hawkish than futures market expectations and FOMC statement Three Dissents: 2 Hawks and 1 Dove (All the dissenters […]
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