Category: News

  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 1, 2013
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San Francisco Bay Joint Venture Planning Survey

  San Francisco Bay Joint Venture Planning Survey    Thank you for taking 15-20 minutes of your time to complete this short survey. Your feedback is very important and appreciated.  The purpose of this survey is to find out what SF Bay Joint Venture partners and members value about our Joint Venture.  Answers to these questions will help the Management […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onOctober 1, 2013
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Dan Walters: Big California water conflict coming in 2014

Dan Walters: Big California water conflict coming in 2014 By Dan Walters Via the Sacramento Bee “There is simply nothing more important to California’s future than an adequate and dependable supply of clean water. Accordingly, there is simply nothing more complex than its water politics, as we are beginning to see as Gov. Jerry Brown, […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 27, 2013
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Press Release from the Port of Oakland: Port Joins Farmers to Advocate for Infrastructure Funding

P R E S S    R E L E A S E FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE      Media Contact: Matthew Davis  Government Relations Manager Port of Oakland 510-627-1430 mdavis@portoakland.com  Tracy Taylor Grondine Media Relations Director American Farm Bureau Federation 202-406-3642 tracyg@fb.org    Stay Connected with the Port of Oakland, Your Port, Your Partner.      www.portofoakland.com       […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 27, 2013
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The September 2013 CASA Connects

      Inside In the News Member Updates CASA Upcoming Events CASA Continues to Pursue An Effective Nutrient Strategy for California Draft Cal Recycle Regulations Address CASA’s Concerns CASA Supports Standards for Biomethane Pipeline Injection Organic Waste Permit Streamlined CASA and Co-Plaintiffs File Brief in Kern County Measure E Litigation Solano County Waste Importation […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 27, 2013
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Concerns Over Austerity Budgets Drive Discussion at Maritime Roundtable Meeting Hosted by Garamendi

Bay Planning Coalition President Scott Warner represented the interests of BPC and its members at Tuesday’s roundtable with Congressman Garamendi, and look forward to working with the Congressman and partners on the issues outlined below.   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2013   Contact:          Donald Lathbury (202) 570-3178 donald.lathbury@mail.house.gov                         Matthew Kravitz (202) 731-3017 matthew.kravitz@mail.house.gov […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 25, 2013
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Perkins Coie Update: EPA Moves to Expand Federal Clean Water Act Jurisdiction

Perkins Coie Update Update   Environment, Energy & Resources September 24, 2013 EPA Moves to Expand Federal Clean Water Act Jurisdiction   The prolonged controversy over the Clean Water Act’s reach may be coming to a dramatic head. On September 17, 2013, the Environmental Protection Agency announced the release of a draft scientific report finding that […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 23, 2013
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A Message from PG&E: 2012 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report available

Dear Colleagues and Friends: I’m pleased to let you know that PG&E Corporation’s 2012 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report is now available: www.pgecorp.com/sustainability Through in-depth videos, stories, data, and other information, the online report shares the progress we are making toward providing safe, reliable, and affordable service in a sustainable way—building a better PG&E for […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 23, 2013
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Government Shutdown Update

Thank you to ACWA’s Washington DC team for alerting us to the below articles looking at the potential impacts of a possible government shutdown: Article 1: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/shutdown-countdown-what-the-next-eight-days-will-bring/2013/09/22/16645f5e-2388-11e3-b75d-5b7f66349852_story.html Article 2: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/21/us/politics/house-spending-bill.html?ref=politics

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