Urban Water Bi-Monthly Newsletter Mid June 2013 Announcements: Please register for the Urban Water Institute’s Annual Water Policy Conference being held August 14-16, 2013 at the Hilton Mission Bay Resort in San Diego. Click HERE to view the conference program Click HERE to register for the conference Urban Water […]
Continue ReadingThanks to ENS Resources to sending this information along: (June 16, 2013) The Maritime Administration posted a report entitled “The Economic Importance of the U.S. Shipbuilding and Repairing Industry”. The report finds that the industry supports $36 billion in gross national product, providing more than 107,000 jobs and $7.9 billion in labor income.
Continue ReadingTwo draft chapters are now available for public review as part of the Bay Area IRWM Plan Update process: Chapter 11: Technical Analysis Chapter 15: Coordination Please visit the BAIRWMP website at http://bairwmp.org/bairwm-2013-plan-update/public-drafts/drafts to access the draft chapters. How to provide comments Please submit your substantive comments on Chapters 11 and 15 using a […]
Continue ReadingUpdate on 48-inch Force Main Reliability Improvement Project June 17, 2013 SBSA provides wastewater services to residents and businesses in Redwood City, San Carlos, Belmont, and West Bay Sanitary District Work Hours for SBSA’s 48-inch Force Main Reliability Improvements Project: Unit 1 – Maple Street to Bair Island […]
Continue ReadingCalifornia Capitol Hill Bulletin Volume 20, Bulletin 17 – June 13, 2013[online/pdf] To expand communications between Washington and California, the California Institute provides periodic bulletins regarding current activity on Capitol Hill that affects our state. Bulletins are published weekly during sessions of Congress, and occasionally during other periods. CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE: Agriculture: Senate Passes […]
Continue ReadingUpcoming Meeting: The next San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail Implementation Meeting (#7) is on Friday, June 28 at the State Coastal Conservancy, 1330 Broadway, 11th Floor Conference Room, from 10:00 to 1:00. We will be considering grant requests for three sites around San Francisco Bay: Oyster Point Marina, the Petaluma River Turning Basin, and […]
Continue ReadingThriving Regions Lead to A Thriving State. CAECONOMY.ORG #CAeconomy Connection Road Work Ahead: Facing California’s $750 billion, 50,000-mile-long problem It’s no stretch to call California’s infrastructure the state’s economic backbone. And yet from upgrading school buildings to expanding public transit, estimates show California needs to invest more than $750 billion over […]
Continue ReadingLAYPERSON’S GUIDE TO WASTEWATER NOW AVAILABLE The Water Education Foundation (Foundation) has announced the release of the Layperson’s Guide to California Wastewater. Through funding made possible by CASA, Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District and the Clean Water Summit Partners, the 28-page guide is an in-depth, easy-to-understand publication that provides background information on the […]
Continue ReadingFrom the California Association of Harbor Masters and Port Captains, the monthly newsletter Slack Tide, below in PDF: June 2013 Slack Tide
Continue ReadingThe Coast Guard has accepted Det Norske Veritas (DNV) AS, located in Høvik, Norway, as an Independent Laboratory, as defined by 46 CFR 159.001-3, for the evaluation, inspection, and testing of ballast water management systems (BWMS). As an accepted independent laboratory, DNV is required to independently evaluate, inspect, and test BWMS for compliance with the […]
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