Sept. 26, 2014 2014 Water Bond Toolkit No. 2 Now Available ACWA has prepared a second member toolkit with additional tools for educating audiences about Proposition 1. This kit includes a checklist of suggested actions to take locally, a new fact sheet on Proposition 1 with pro and con arguments, a Proposition 1 supporters list, […]
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: Drought has 14 communities on the brink of waterlessness Eureka Times Standard: Klamath dam owner allots water to feds for drought mitigation The Daily Progress: FRESH & LOCAL: Who gets California’s remaining water? Santa Clarita Valley Signal: Governor signs stormwater capture bill Calaveras Enterprise: State report: Sierra forests in bad shape The San Luis Obispo Tribune: County could […]
Continue ReadingWETA Board Meeting Thursday, October 2, 2014 The next San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority Board of Directors meeting will be held Thursday, October 2, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at the WETA offices located at Pier 9, Suite 111 on The Embarcadero in San Francisco, CA. The meeting agenda and Board packet are available […]
Continue ReadingSeptember 26, 2014 In This Issue Funding Opportunities in the Wastewater Sector Victor Valley holds Ceremony to Celebrate Carbon-Neutral Treatment Plant State Water Board Votes to Adopt Water Quality Fee Regulations Study Finds Water Utility Projects Will Create 131,000 jobs in U.S. Congress Votes to Prevent Government Shutdown Wheeler Institute for Water Law & Policy […]
Continue ReadingRigzone: Oil, gas industry struggles in communicating benefits from fracking, economist says The Hill: McCarthy: Final carbon emissions rules will likely have revisions Bloomberg Businessweek: Calif. governor approves 2 disclosure bills related to oil operations United Press International: Report: U.S. oil, gas supply chain jobs to generate $60B in labor income in 2025
Continue ReadingSeptember 26, 2014 Habitat Restoration: Planning for Climate Change Each week, we learn more about how climate change is likely to affect California. The U.S. Department of the Interior just released the “Sacramento and San Joaquin Basins Climate Impact Assessment,” detailing the impacts of climate change on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The effects of […]
Continue ReadingPIANC MarCom Working Group report n°158 – ‘Masterplans for the Development of Existing Ports’ has been released today. Click here to view the press release for this recently published report.
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region (2). MEETING CANCELLATION NOTICE The Regional Water Board Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, October 8, 2014, is cancelled due to lack of quorum. Next Regular Regional Water Board Meeting: Wednesday, November 12, 2014, starting at 9 am […]
Continue ReadingCBS Local: UC Davis Winery A Posterchild For How To Save Water During California Drought Stockton Record: Farmers may need to measure water from Delta Contra Costa Times: As the California drought enters its fourth year, are we doing enough to conserve water? Modesto Bee: Well-drilling moratorium sought by some Stanislaus supervisors KCRA Sacramento: The Riggs Report: California voters look […]
Continue ReadingJamaica Observer: New system coming to fast-track movement of goods at ports
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