Quick Links Our Website Events Join Our Mailing List :: Townsend Report The current 2014 water bond, priced at $11.14 billion, has received much criticism due to the high cost and the amount of earmarks. Both the Senate and Assembly have produced revised versions of the bond language and both measures address the issue […]
Continue ReadingThe Pacific Current December 12, 2013 The Early Registration Discount ends tomorrow for the 2013 Winter Conference. Take action now! Your chance to save $100 in registration fees will expire tomorrow, Friday, December 13, for APP’s January 16-17, 2014 Winter Conference in Hawaii! Newly confirmed Winter Conference speakers and complete Conference details […]
Continue ReadingHouse of Representative Members of the Joint House-Senate WRDA Conference Committee Garamendi, Napolitano and Hahn sent the below letter to the Conference leadership with their recommendations for the final version of WRDA/WRRDA. Read it here in PDF: Reps Napolitano Garamendi Hahn WRRDA Conference Letter
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Continue ReadingThe Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) and the Texas Water Conservation Association (TWCA) has submitted a joint letter to the House-Senate Conference Committee on WRDA. The final letter from these two state associations incorporated wording and suggestions from Bay Planning Coalition and its partners (See the BPC Joint Letter Here). Read the ACWA-TWCA […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Bay Joint Venture Bulletin S LINKS WE LIKE BAY AREA AUDIO TOURS SFBAYJV WEBSITE PODCASTS FOR THE BAY SOUTH BAY SALT PONDS BAY NATURE CALENDAR BIG thanks to Richard Seagraves and Inspiration Campaign for all the great photos […]
Continue ReadingIn This Issue $10B for Transit and Climate Plan Bay Area Document Available Soon Legal Challenges Filed Against Plan Bay Area Follow us! Keep updated on Plan Bay Area through our social media tools. $10 Billion for Transit and Climate: MTC Considers New Proposals to Fund Transit and Greenhouse Gas […]
Continue ReadingAM Alert: Delta water tunnels environmental report released Whether the Bay Delta Conservation Plan is the solution to decades of conflict over California’s water supply is heavily debated. But after seven years in the making, the environmental impact report for the project — which proposes construction of two enormous tunnels to divert freshwater from the […]
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Coast Guard has published “Ballast Water Treatment, U.S. Great Lakes Bulk Carrier Engineering and Cost Study” on its Internet portal Homeport. The intent of this study is to investigate the design and ballast water management (BWM) practices of US flag vessels operating solely within the Great Lakes; assess the potential for these vessels […]
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